The Kharafi/Holzmann team submitted a low bid of KD 55.8 million ($189 million) for the contract in 2003. The client, the Public Authority for Youth & Sports (PAYS), subsequently sought additional funding from the government (MEED 16:5:03).

The 60,000-seat stadium, to be built over 130,000 square metres, will have tiered stands covered by a cable net structure between an outer compression ring of steel and an inner tension ring of cables; the net structure will be cladded by a polytertaflouroethylene (teflon)/glass fibre membrane of about 42,500 square metres. The arena comprises a soccer field and complete facilities for Olympic-standard track and field athletics. The lower tier will house 22,000 spectators and the upper tier 38,000. There are special viewing terraces for 650 VIPs and 54 corporate boxes including associated ancillary rooms.

The local Project Analysis & Control Systems (Projacs) is the project manager. The consultant is a joint venture of Germany's Weidleplanand the local Seif Engineering Consultants(MEED 13:9:02).