Public Works Authority

Source: GULF TIMES, QATAR TRIBUNE
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Bachelors are now eligible to apply for flats in the upcoming QR1.5bn Barwa Village Project which will be ready for occupation early next year, it was announced yesterday.
An official of the Barwa Company for Real Estate Management, a subsidiary of the Barwa Real Estate Company, said that based on high-level directives single employees will be allowed to avail of the opportunity of staying at the luxurious Barwa Village located in the Al Wakrah municipality.
Previously only families were eligible for living at the prestigious development in Wakrah. The project is a mixed-use residential and retail development with a capacity to accommodate 13,000 residents.

This is a recent post on The Gulf Times website. Please read this through and consider how many people would love to live in nice housing, with cheap rent and all of the amenities that the BARWA housing has planned for it's fortunate residents. Don't you think a little patience and gratefulness is needed here? BARWA could have halted the move in and let the residents keep paying high rent elsewhere if they minded driving a bit to the supermarket. Maybe with a bit of planning somebody could pick up the milk on the way home? I am sure all of the workers living in labor camps wouldn't mind to do so. Please people learn to look at those who have less than you and be grateful for what you've been given before it's gone.

Nearest grocery 8km for Barwa complex tenants

Work on Expressway project ‘suspended’

By Sarmad Qazi
The contract of a major road developer working on the ambitious Doha Expressway project has been terminated by the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), sources said yesterday.
The source said work by Germany-based Bilfinger-Berger, the main contractor of the Doha Expressway/22 February Street has been halted as well.
http://www.gulf-time...

Qatar has some dizzying multi-billion dollar projects that are ongoing at the moment. Construction Week picks out the ones that will surely give you a bout of vertigo.

1- New Doha International Airport
Value: US $11 billion
Client: Civil Aviation Authority
Schedule: Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick and Company is the design consultant for airfield work, while San Francisco's HOK is providing design, MEP engineering and other services for the passenger terminal complex, and associated sites. Bechtel is the engineering, procurement and construction management contractor. The airport is expected to be completed in 2015.

As part of its initiatives to streamline traffic flow near Woqod round about, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) effected partial closure of the area with effect from last night.

According to an Ashghal statement, in order to minimise hardships to passengers travelling from Industrial Area to Woqod round about on the Muntaza Street, only the extreme right lane has been closed. The other two lanes and an additional service road towards Barwa housing are open for traffic.

Commuters who want to pass through the street leading to Barwa accommodation will have to divert their vehicles through the side roads in view of the closure. The closure will be approximately for a period of two weeks.

DOHA: A financial dispute between the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) and a German contracting company has led to the halt in the ongoing February 22 road project which is part of the new Doha Expressway venture.

According to Al Sharq, the German company left the work midway in March this year claiming QR600m from Ashghal.

http://www.thepenins...

I have some questions. I will soon be going to Doha for interview.

1. Any ideas about Salary structure for Expat Senior Process Engineer working under Public Works Authority (Ashghal)?

2. Normally what's the contract period - 2 yrs or 3 yrs? Is it extendable?

3. People say that Govt. job like this doesn't provide Education allowance for the kids.

4. What is this "Furniture Allowance"? Does Ashghal offer this? HOw does this work? Does this mean that they give you lump sum money to bring your stuff to Qatar by movers?

It seems Ashghal does provide:

•Housing allowance
•Transport allowance
•Health Insurance
•Generous annual leave with paid airfares to country of origin

Thanks. << QL ROCKS>>

Asiri underpass opens next week
Web posted at: 2/19/2009 8:7:21
Source ::: THE PENINSULA/ By SATISH KANADY
Work at Al Asiri underpass on D-Ring Road nearing completion.
Source : The Peninsula/Salim Matramkot

DOHA: The Al Asiri underpass on the D-Ring Road and the two bridges that link with Al Asiri-D Ring Road are ready for opening. The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is expected to open the underpass and the bridges for traffic early next week, sources told The Peninsula yesterday.