The plan is the Authority’s largest ever, covering land development, government buildings, sewage networks, and strategic outfalls.
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) unveiled a transformative five-year plan on Monday, one worth over QAR 81 billion and set to transform Qatar’s development landscape from 2025 to 2029.
QNA reported that president of Ashghal, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Meer, said that this plan will be biggest in the Authority’s history in the size of investments and the number of projects.
The projects include developing lands with integrated infrastructure and building government facilities for key sectors like health, education, sports, and culture.
At a press conference announcing the plan, Al Meer stated that the Authority will implement advanced sewage and rainwater drainage projects, including tunnels, pumping and treatment stations, and home connections.
Ashghal wil also launch one of the strategic outfalls project, which Al Meer described as the biggest sustainable projects for draining rainwater north and south of Doha and to later reuse the water for irrigation and cooling. It’s a two-phase project, with the first focused on tunneling in 2025, and the second focusing on sub-tunneling works in early 2026, both in coordination with the Ministry of Municipality and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.
The new projects will be implemented under a public-private partnership system, tackling the development of infrastructure for more than 5,500 residential plots in various areas. Work will involve the implementation of internal road networks and their linking to surrounding roads, in addition to the complete infrastructure of sewage and treated water, landscaping, and street lighting.
The Authority is considering moving the second phase of the wastewater treatment plant project in Al Wakra and Al Wukair to the same public-private partnership system.
Ashghal will provide financial and regulatory support worth QAR 21 billion to contractors for direct payments and burden-relief measures to help offset downturns from the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Authority also reported updates after implementing the local added value program (ICV), which supports local companies and their economic independence.
Registered companies rose from 201 in early 2022 to 733 by 2024. Contracts awarded to local suppliers jumped to 77% from just 10% in the same time period, while the non-renewal certificates dropped from 47% to 11%.
