23 Aug 2009 The Peninsula
 

Alumco wins major Barwa contract

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DOHA: Alumco Qatar, the premier aluminum façade contractor, has won a major contract to provide aluminum cladding, curtain walls and glazing works for Building Type 5 within the Barwa Commercial Avenue mega project undertaken by Hochtief Construction Qatar WLL in Doha for Barwa Real Estate CompanyBarwa Real Estate CompanyLoading....

Alumco Qatar is part of the Lebanon based leading Alumco GroupAlumco GroupLoading... with branches in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and with international outreach.

The contract won by Alumco Qatar will see the installation of a total of 31,000 sqm of aluminum cladding and 48,500 sqm of stick system curtain walls, windows and doors.

Hochtief AG, the world No. 1 ranked contracting group and provider of construction related services internationally is the main contractor for the overall project while Cansult Maunsell is the consultant and Projacs is project manager.

Located on the southern outskirts of Doha, the Barwa Commercial Avenue comprises 600 high-end retail units and showrooms, 800 one, two and three bedroom luxury homes, state-of-the-art office spaces spread over 150,000 sqm, as well as various service centres and amenities.

Nabih Haddad, chairman of the Alumco GroupAlumco GroupLoading... said: "We are extremely delighted to take up this challenging project and work with world-leading contractor Hochtief Construction. We consider this a golden opportunity to contribute towards the development boom in Doha."

He added: "We all know how stringent Hochtief's quality assurance and health and safety procedures are and how architecturally challenging and innovative the Barwa Commercial Avenue is."

Alumco Qatar has been awarded the Barwa Commercial Avenue Building Type 5, the first part of the 8.6km long façade, representing a 2.2km segment of this property and 38 percent of the total project. Work on the site is due to start in April 2010 and complete by mid 2011

For this project, Alumco Qatar will use heavy duty mast climbers, scissor lifts and other site logistic equipment for the installation works to increase their performance and efficiency.

Alumco GroupAlumco GroupLoading... enjoys a wide list of clients which includes major icons and brand names such as Saudi Oger, Al Saad, Al Mabani & Saudi Diyar (Red Sea Mall - KSA), Bilfinger Berger & Barwa (Barwa City - Qatar), Arabian Construction Company (Platinum Tower & Habtoor Hotel - Lebanon, Ettihad Towers - UAE), Bin Laden Group (Ministry of Interior - KSA), CDC-TAKENAKA & Bechtel (NDIA - Qatar) to name a few.

By Satish Kanady

© The Peninsula 2009

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