At least five groups are preparing to bid for the Metro Red Line North extension contract from the metro’s under-construction Red Line North to the Al-Bayt stadium in Al-Khor, which is being built for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

The client expects to receive the bids on 1 July.

MEED understands the following groups or firms are preparing to bid for the contract:

• FCC (Spain)/Consolidated Contractors Company (Lebanon)
• Porr (Austria)/HBK Contracting (local)/Midmac (local)
• Rizzani de Eccher (Italy)/Redco International (local)
• Salini Impregilo (Italy)/SK Engineering & Construction (South Korea)
• Yapi Merkezi (Turkey)/STFA (Turkey)/Al-Jaber Engineering (local)

In 2013 and 2014, the project client awarded the Red Line North’s first phase to two consortiums.

A consortium comprising Italy’s Rizzani de Eccher, South Korea’s Lotte E&C and local contractor Redco International is executing the line’s at-grade and elevated package.

A second consortium comprising Italy’s Impregilo, South Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction and local Galfar al-Misnad is executing the line’s underground package.

Bids for the extension of the Doha Metro Green Line were submitted last December. Bidders are understood to include:

• Aktor (Greece)/Larsen & Toubro (India)/STFA (Turkey)/ Yapi Merkezi (Turkey)/Aljaber Engineering (local)
• FCC (Spain)/Consolidated Contractors Company (Lebanon)
• Impregilo (Italy)/SK Engineering & Construction (South Korea)/Galfar al-Misnad Engineering & Contracting (local)
• Porr(Austria)/ Sixco/HBK Contracting (local)
• QDVC(France/local)/GS Engineering & Construction(South Korea)/Al-Darwish Engineering (local)
• Rizzani de Eccher(Italy)/Lotte E&C (South Korea)/Redco International (local)

The Metro is expected to start commercial operations in 2020, two years prior to the staging of the Fifa World Cup in Doha.