VOL. XLVII

No 05

02-February-2004

INFRASTRUCTURE

QATAR

Qatar Awards Bechtel $2.5Bn Airport Contract

US construction firm Bechtel has been awarded a contract worth $2.5bn to design and build the first phase of a new international airport in Qatar. The new Doha International Airport will be constructed in three phases at a total cost of $5bn and will be the hub for the Gulf states airline, Qatar Airways (QA). Construction on phase one will begin in 2005, with completion expected in 2008. It will have...