February 22 – The 40,000-seat stadium to be built in the Al Thumama district of Doha, Qatar, for the 2022 World Cup, will have as its main contractor a joint venture between Qatari construction firm AlJaber Engineer and Turkey’s Tekfen Construction.
Al Thumama becomes the seventh World Cup 2022 stadium to have the main construction contract awarded. Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB), the oldest architectural and engineering consulting firm in Qatar, was confirmed in 2015 as the Design & Construction Supervision Consultant.
Construction began in Al Thumama, which is located close to the Hamad International Airport, in mid-2016 with levelling and grading works. The stadium design will be unveiled later this year. The stadium is scheduled for completion in 2020 and will host 2022 World Cup matches up to the quarter final stage.
The Al Thumama stadium is located in an area of 515,400 sq m that already comprises four outdoor training pitches and office facilities currently used by the Qatar Football Association Technical Committee. The stadium capacity will be reduced by 20,000 seats after the tournament as part of the modular stadium legacy plans of the Qatar Supreme Committee, the organising body of the World Cup in Qatar.
Supreme Committee Secretary General, Hassan Al Thawadi, said: “We are delighted to award the main contract to AlJaber Engineering and Tekfen as a Joint-Venture. The stadium in Al Thumama is located in one of the most rapidly developing areas of Doha. Once ready, the stadium and its surrounding precinct will not only become one of the capital’s central sporting arenas, but will also serve the local community as a central community destination.
“I am confident that the signing of Al Jaber Engineering and Tekfen Construction, one of the leading construction companies in Turkey, will deliver an outstanding, legacy-oriented stadium for a historic tournament.”
In 2016, main works contracts were awarded to Al Rayyan Stadium, Qatar Foundation Stadium and Lusail Stadium, which joined Khalifa International Stadium, Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor City and Al Wakrah Stadium in construction main works stage. Ras Abu Aboud Stadium will award the main contract in the second quarter of 2017.
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