Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has invited contractors to submit bids by 27 August for the contract to upgrade main roads in the Al-Nasr area near the capital Doha.

The roads planned for upgrading works extend 7 kilometres.

The project, designed to upgrade the existing roads and improve accessibility from adjoining roads, comprises of:

• Four new three-arms signalised intersection
• One new four-arms signalized intersection
• Pavement resurfacing
• Parking improvements and new kerb lines
• 1.6km of surface water drainage trench soakaway
• New sewer network
• New treated TSE network
• Full pavement construction of C-Ring Road intersection with Al-Mirqab Street including a new traffic signal
• Raising and lowering of chambers/manhole covers for existing utilities

The tender is open only to Qatari contracting companies.

An estimated $24.8bn-worth of road projects are underway in Qatar, while close to $1.8bn are under procurement, according to data from regional projects tracker MEED Projects. A further $13.3bn-worth of road schemes are in the prequalification stage.