The United Development Company (UDC) has awarded UrbaCon Trading & Contracting and Promar Marine Contracting Company the task of carrying out marine works at its latest flagship project, Gewan Island.

UDC president and CEO Ibrahim Jassim Al Othman signed the agreements with UrbaCon Trading & Contracting Company Vice Chairman and Group CEO Ramez Al Khayyat and Promar Marine Contracting Company Chairman and Managing Partner Juliana Chamoun in the presence of representatives from all parties.

The total investment in Gewan Island is valued at QR3bn, the UDC president highlighted.

“The agreement demonstrates that Gewan Island’s construction and development works are proceeding according to the plans to complete our latest flagship project by the expected 2022 deadline,” Al Othman commented.

“We have initiated the preparation works for the construction of the island, where the completion of building the boardwalk wall will be by February 2020,” he added.

الشركة المتحدة للتنمية تمنح شركة أورباكون للتجارة والمقاولات وشركة برومار للأعمال البحرية عقد تنفيذ الأعمال البحرية في جزيرة جيوان

UDC awards UrbaCon Trading & Contracting Company & Promar Marine Contracting Company the contract of executing the marine works at Gewan Island pic.twitter.com/9C8lJIfBZL

— The Pearl-Qatar (@ThePearlQatar) July 16, 2019

Urbacon Trading & Contracting Company is a Qatari-based international construction services company and a grade-one licensed builder.

Promar Marine Contracting Company is a leading marine works construction firm founded in Lebanon in 1985 and expanded towards the Gulf market since 2007. 

Among other tasks, the two companies will work on the design, manufacture, construction, and testing of Gewan Island’s marine works.

Gewan Island is UDC’s latest real estate project next to The Pearl-Qatar Island, covering 400,000sq m.

Once completed, the island will accommodate 3,500 residents and 3,000 daily visitors.

It will be home to 712 units, including 639 apartments, 41 waterfront villas out of which 20 villas will be standalone, 26 beachfront villas, six island villas, in addition to 11,000sqm of retail space and several multipurpose buildings.

The island gets its name from the full round, pink-tinted and perfectly shaped pearl, an essential part of Qatar’s marine heritage.

The island will comprise a golf course, an air-conditioned outdoor Crystal Walkway, which acts like the island’s spine, and green parks, which will attract new brands to Doha.

There will also be a range of entertainment facilities, a sports club, and a mosque on the island.

The island’s design advances sustainable living by encouraging walking and biking through dedicated pedestrian and cycling networks, in addition to roads connecting the island to the public transportation network.

The island will also have green roofs, shading, and reflective surfaces wherever applicable in a bid to reduce urban heat.

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