The Pearl Qatar.



Qatar construction

by Adam Dawson Tuesday, 05 June 2007

The Pearl Qatar

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Mixed-use development
MEP contractor: Consel

Main contractor: Joannou & Paraskevaides Group

Due to complete: 2009

The Pearl is a man-made island covering 4km² of reclaimed offshore land 20 km north of the central business district of Qatar's capital, Doha. It is the country's first international real estate venture and will comprise ten different themed districts that will include beachfront villas, townhouses, luxury apartments and penthouses, five-star hotels, marinas, schools and restaurants, plus retail outlets.

The main infrastructure package is priced at US $412 million (QAR1.5 billion) and the MEP works are being carried out by Consel. "The main infrastructure work should be finished by 2008," says Panayiotis Deliyiannis, contracts manager, Consel. "The biggest part of the MEP works in the project has to be the chilled water network in terms of both cost and man-hours." The company will also be installing the sewage and potable water stations plus 11kV substations. A district cooling plant will be supplied by Qatar Cool, while other MEP infrastructure work will be carried out by J&P International. "Everything is going to plan so far. The only problem is co-ordinating the large numbers of different contractors," adds Deliyiannis.

When fully complete, the island will be home to 40,000 residents and will have a capacity for 800 tourists in its three five-star hotels. The three marinas will offer mooring for 700 boats.



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