Contractors in Qatar are preparing to submit bids for deals covering the construction of two World Cup stadiums.

Tenders are due to be submitted on 10 October for the contract to build a stadium known as the Fifth Precinct. Located in Al-Thumama, the stadium will seat 40,000 people and will host matches up to the quarter-finals of football’s Fifa 2022 World Cup. The consultant is the local Arab Engineering Bureau. The project manager is US-based Turner International Middle East (TIME).

Firms are also preparing to submit bids on 4 December for the deal to build a stadium development known as the Fourth Precinct near to Hamad International airport in the Ras Abu Aboud area. The consultant is US-based Populous. The project manager is TIME.

Both contracts, like earlier tendered stadiums for the World Cup, have a maximum price set by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy.

In September, the committee received bids from contractors for the deal to build the Lusail stadium.

The 80,000-seat stadium is the largest planned for the 2022 World Cup, and will be used to host the tournament’s final match.

At least five groups are understood to have submitted offers. They are:

• Acciona (Spain) / Redco Almana (local)
• China Railway Construction Corporation (China) / HBK (local)
• Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC; Lebanon) / Teyseer (local)
• Enka (Turkey) / Contraco (local)
• Tekfen Construction (Turkey) / Al-Jaber Engineering (local)

The tender documents say the maximum price for the tender is QR2.8bn ($769m). Construction work is scheduled to start in December.

MEED reported in July that Cyprus-based Joannou & Paraskevaides had been selected for the contract to build the 2022 World Cup stadium at Education City.

The stadium will have a capacity of about 45,000 and is scheduled for completion in 2018. It will be used to host Fifa World Cup 2022 matches up to the quarter-final stage.

Earlier in June, a joint venture of India’s Larsen & Toubro and the local Al-Balagh Trading & Contracting was awarded a deal to build the Al-Rayyan World Cup stadium in Qatar.

The 45,000-seat stadium will host group matches during the World Cup.