Barwa – building Qatar

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Barwa Village covers an area of 400,000m².

“The quality of construction is also very good, but then in Qatar the quality of the finish and construction is generally much better than in other places.”

Qatar-based construction company Marbu is the main contractor for the 400,000m² Barwa Village.

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Barwa, which is a sister concern of Qatari Diar – the leading developer in Qatar and a government owned entity, seems to have all the backing it needs to carry on with its projects without any worries of finance.

Al Hitmi said Qatari Diar owns 40% shares in Barwa and mainly focuses on the international market, leaving the Qatar market to Barwa.

But as is the case in any developing economy that is building its infrastructure to accommodate a growing population, problems would be in abundance. And Qatar is not exempt from its share of them.

“Of course we have a few problems. We need the infrastructure work to run alongside our construction schedule. The efforts of Ashghal are not near enough for things to run smoothly. I mean the state of our roads due to expansions is terrible. Even if you switch onto the radio, you’ll hear all the talk about it,” said Al Hitmi.

But keeping up with construction is certainly not an easy feat especially in previously booming economies that were spinning out of control with construction activity.

An answer to energy concerns however is something that Qatar is looking into, with the government’s interest in nuclear power.

“I think it’s a good idea if it is handled properly and is safe,” said Al Hitmi. “I’m just afraid of pollution going into Gulf waters. I’m glad that the GCC-wide electricity grid will be the supply for the entire region. This was a very good idea.”

Nuclear or not, Qatar’s construction industry seems to be moving along at a steady pace despite the downturn, and from how things are going, it looks like it’s only a matter of time before Qatar becomes one of the leading construction markets in the region.

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