DOHA: Qatar Project Management (QPM), one of the region's premier project management companies and the first Qatari firm in the field, has secured a contract to manage a huge new development on behalf of Qatar's Internal Security Force (ISF).
The contract that will suffice a requirement for a new ISF camp at Al Duhail on the outskirts of Doha will oversee the design, construction and overall project management for the development, which will cover an impressive four million square meters in total.
The ISF project will be large in scale, featuring more than 330 individual building units made up of several different types of purpose-built facilities.
The new camp is expected to take five years to complete. QPM's brief requires its expertise to be available to the client throughout the timeline of the project from planning, through construction, and on to completion in 2016. The ISF camp development is the first project in Qatar which has been targeted to achieve the QSAS Neighbourhood Certification. QSAS is the 'Qatar Sustainability Assessment System', a new classification which aims to promote sustainability in construction and encourage sympathy between new developments and their surrounding areas.
QPM already possesses a thorough understanding of the QSAS requirements. QPM has been seeking sustainability and 'green awareness' in all applicable projects since the company's inception, its staff have significant experience in the field and an ongoing commitment to environmentally-friendly practices in their work.
QPM Managing Director, Dr Hassan Alfadala said QPM is delighted to have secured this contract with the Internal Security Force through competitive tender process.
"It's encouraging that QPM has become the preferred option for so many local contracts, and to have our expertise recognised by such an important client," Alfadala said.
He said QPM can excel with the QSAS Certification since their associates have a comprehensive understanding of the concepts and practice of sustainable development through all stages of a project. "It will also underline QPM's reach, its responsibility, and its adaptability to any type of project," Dr Alfadala concluded.
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