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We have won numerous awards that consolidate our position in Qatar and the region Signed memorandums of understanding with many countries including Turkey and America Delivery of the Qatar National Museum project in the first quarter of 2019 Implementing 250 projects and working on a new contract at the Doha Metro stations We work in Europe and Africa and study projects in other countries ASTAD enhances its position as a home of experience in large and complex engineering projects Opening of the companys branches in Oman, Kuwait and the UK Graduation of more than 20 Qataris after qualifying them in our quality projects We are preparing to issue a manual in French to keep pace with the development of our projects in Africa Design and maintenance of large facilities new services in the stadium Interviewed by Ahmed Sayed: ASTAD Project Management was established in 2008, and within ten years alone, it has become one of the largest specialized companies in the field of mega project management in the region. The project has been awarded over 140 billion riyals. Qatar National Museum, Doha Metro, Aspire Zone and other projects in 20 sectors, bringing the number of projects to 250. ASTAD has also invested in Qatar and has been established in various capitals of the world. The International Stadium, which has branches in Oman, Kuwait and the United Kingdom, has been established in Albania, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Somalia. In addition, ASTAD has emerged as a national experience house that trains Qatari cadres in the mega project management sector. It attracts Qatari youth and employs them in the various departments of the company. They are trained and qualified in this important sector. They become beacons in various ministries and state institutions. , Which is the actual translation of Qatar National Vision 2030, which focuses on the development of human resources in Qatar. The economic banner was met by Eng. Ali bin Nasser Al Khalifa, CEO of ASTAD, which highlighted the companys progress since its establishment and the most important achievements and projects executed by it efficiently and on time, despite the many challenges, the most prominent of which was the unjust blockade on Qatar, The stadium has quickly tackled this challenge and has overcome it, said the CEO. It has also established the nucleus of the Coordinating Projects Committee, which has proved very efficient in coordinating contractors, government and private entities to implement the projects according to their schedule. The following is the text of the hadith. First, tell us about newly implemented projects and those still under construction? It is a modern academic medical center equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment and aims to provide quality care for women and children in Qatar. This is one of the largest health care projects in the region and the addition of quality to health projects in the UAE. We have a team specialized in the management of health facilities, and has become a house of expertise in such projects, culminating in our ten-year journey since the company was founded in 2008, Has a watch Our experience in managing the Sidra Hospital and Medical Center Research and Development project has led us to win a tender for the development and refurbishment of HMCs maternity and maternity hospital. Our experience is cumulative and we have multiple teams for each project. The other project we are proud of is the Qatar National Library Project, which inaugurated the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, HH the Amir and Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser in April. The Library is a beacon of knowledge and knowledge. The overall architectural character of the building reflects the vision of the library, Building bridges of knowledge between the heritage of Qatar and the Arab, Islamic and future worlds, as well as other projects in Education City, which manages its entire projects. We also have other projects such as Hamad Bin Khalifa University Research Center, all of which have been completed and delivered. Projects to be delivered by the end of the year or in the first quarter of next year include the Qatar National Museum Project, one of the most important landmarks in the Middle East, Its architectural design is shaped like a desert rose with its intricate geometric complexities, a series of interlocking disks, scattered naturally around the main structure. It is a gallery of galleries around the central hall. The project is an icon of international architecture and a landmark in Qatar and the Middle East region. About this project GS and the Sidra Center project. In 2015, we obtained a contract to supervise the World Handball Championship. Al Wasail Hall and Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Hall were handed over in record time. As a result of our accumulated experience in managing these two halls, ASTAD was contracted to design, establish and manage the Qatar University Hall project, The fastest project implemented by the company Astad Bell and designed also, and we manage the green line in the Metro Doha project in cooperation with an American company, and seek to deepen and develop the experience of the stadium in partnership with international companies to take experience in this area, and develop the universality of this section, Such as Real and Project Q R light in Education City, which will soon be launched after the completion of operational testing. Projects not followed by Qatar Foundation Most of Qatars projects are related to Qatar Foundation. Are there projects outside the Foundation? - Our projects are mostly affiliated to Qatar Foundation, as the Foundation is a key shareholder of ASTAD. Qatar Foundation is in line with the objectives of Qatar National Vision 2030 to provide the community with expertise and cadres in various sectors and to develop Qatari society. As a kind of community responsibility, and to provide a qualitative addition to the construction sector in Qatar, thank God today became a house of expertise where graduated more than twenty Qatari people from the stadium in the sense that they worked in the company about four to five years and then joined the work in other parts of the State and got Senior positions, the company Astad does not stand on it We also do not take Qatari youth as training, but we employ them and then train them to gain multiple experiences that enable them to develop their CVs to find good and prestigious job opportunities in the sector. Other workplaces, this is what works What is the number of projects managed and overseen by ASTAD? - The number of our projects reached more than 250 projects in Education City, Qatar Petroleum, which was handed over last September, Free Zones Authority, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar Railways, Ministry of Culture and Sports, Aspire Zone, Qatar Museums Authority The Museum of Islamic Art, and other government projects. The complex and pioneering nature of many of our projects has encouraged us to encourage the implementation of the BIM model in Qatar. We are using BIM to improve project delivery, This innovative technology with our experienced expertise to provide h Well developed to ensure a smooth transition of the project throughout the entire life cycle. We have been awarded this program for the first time in the Gulf region. Value of contracts How many contracts does ASTAD have? - The value of our projects is more than 140 billion riyals, which is distributed in many sectors. ASTAD employs 800 employees in 20 sectors, including education, service, health care, sport, transport, residential, commercial, hospitality, Infrastructure, culture such as museums, the National Library, and many others. These staff come with specialized expertise in each sector. Has the company dealt with the private sector? - We had an experience with a private enterprise. The project owner thought that the cost of our projects was greater than that of other companies. Then he went to another company and after a while he contacted us to review the construction work done in his project because the cost was higher than expected. What I am saying here is that we do not seek to increase the cost of projects without justification, but an increase that takes into account the project completion schedule and implementation in accordance with the design without any defect, which is expressed by our vision to be a reliable partner among our customers in the construction sector. For companies, is there a formula for dealing with them? We conduct preliminary experiments to cooperate with construction management companies in the private sector, because we do not want to compete with them. On the contrary, we want to develop their capabilities by attracting them in some of the projects in which we operate. There are public tenders in the state that the private sector can not meet. Qatari companies to enter into alliances with us for such large projects whose contracts involve a large cost of banking requirements that can not be met or require expertise that may not be available in these companies. Here comes our role. There is a response from local private companies, Of the above A stadium on which they operate exceeds their abilities. Offshore Projects This invites us to ask about the countries in which Stad International is located? - ???? ????? ??? ???? ?????? ?????????? ?? ??????? ??????? ???????? ??? ??????? ???????? ??????? ???? ???? ?? ??? ??? ??????? ???????? ??? ?? ????? ?????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ????? ???? ???? ?????? ???????? ???? ????? ????? ????? ?? ???????? ???? ?????? ?? ?????????? ???? ????? ?? ????? ??????? ??? ?????? ????? ????????? ??? ?? ????? ?? ????? 18 ?? ???????? ???????????? ?? ??????? ????? ???? ?????? ?????? ??? ?? ?????? ???? ?????? ?? ????? ????? ??????? ???????? ???????. The International Stadium is located in Kuwait, where we are working on the project of Kuwait Port and Kuwait International Airport, as part of the active participation in realizing the vision of «New Kuwait», in addition to Sudan, Burkina Faso and Somalia. We look forward to expanding our business in other countries in Africa. Some projects in cooperation with our partners in London, in addition to entering into more than one tender in Turkey in cooperation with a consulting company in Turkey, which we are studying to enter a tender for a project in one of the former Soviet Union, and there is fruitful cooperation with Qatari Diar and the fact we thank to allow us to We are working with Qatar Development Fund, Qatar Charity and Qatar Red Crescent in their overseas projects. Thankfully, for the third year in a row, the stadium is ranked among the top ten consulting companies in the world according to Engineering News Record, (ENR), a global US rating, Challenges What are the most important challenges facing the ASTAD team during project implementation? ASTAD is one of the leading companies in the field of project and asset management. It has a great deal of experience in dealing with the various challenges, especially the contractual ones that it faces in Qatar and throughout the region. However, we face different challenges. The project it wants to implement, the goals it seeks to achieve, and the time it takes to construct the project. This is one of the most important challenges we face. If the customer does not spend enough time to study his / her project needs and future prospects for the next six to ten years, For the implementation of the project, and has a clear strategy to know what he wants from the building he will build, not only in the number of offices to be included in the building and the number of employees absorbed by the building, and what is targeted in the future, all these details can be identified and help the client, A clear view of the building project and what it wants Will it be a headquarters or sub-headquarters? This facilitates our work a lot, in addition to appreciation of the completion time, especially in the large projects that cost more than 500 million riyals, which are projects implemented by the stadium, and then the customer the ability to understand the nature of construction, because construction is not easy, for example choose materials used in Construction, such as windows, doors, etc., requires a quality determination prior to construction, so that it is provided in advance and does not delay the implementation of the project. The fourth challenge facing us is the large number of requests for change of design or materials used, It is not permissible to change after the change, it wastes a lot of time and effort and contributes to delay delivery of the project, meaning that the project owner must understand that the engineering consultant is his representative in the project and not one of its components, it may not go to the contractor and ask him Change the design We are also faced with the challenge that the customer compares our prices with those of other companies. This is a global problem that we discussed at a recent conference in the UK and concluded that not all that is at low cost is of structural quality. There are certainly many differences in design and components and longevity of the building. There are specific criteria that govern the consultant in estimating the cost of construction, unlike what happens in many countries where the owner announces a public tender for his project without specifying specific criteria or controls so that the project only offers specific consultancy offices that implement this project. The siege crisis How was the companys projects managed under the siege crisis on Qatar? There is no doubt that the unjust siege is a stab in the back, and the countries of the blockade wish to disrupt the various projects and quality that Qatar is building in this period of its history, especially the projects of the World Cup 2022, but thank God as you see there has been no delay in our projects and to be frank with you many Of the building materials we brought from the region of Jebel Ali, but after the siege cooperated with us some government agencies and contractors, and the same materials were imported from other regions in the world, and we as a consulting company, the engineering team in the company in the first three months of the crisis work periodically With contractors to bring in alternative materials and how to change the stock Data to conform with the new material so as not to affect the quality and efficiency, and thankfully we found this material in other countries, such as Turkey and some other countries, and is characterized by high quality. The Coordination Committee of Major Projects was formed at the beginning of the siege. This was a proposal from ASTAD, which found support from decision makers. It included representatives from Qatari Diar, Works, Mashirab, Reel, Lokhaya, Kahramaa and others. We have also been coordinating with Qatar Development Bank to support the national product so that the contractors will be introduced to the national factories that produce the products used in the projects currently being implemented. Great benefit for all parties. New Services Whats new to ASTAD? - We started our project design service to our service package. We participated in the design of one of our projects in the West Bay area. The Tareq Bin Ziyad School was opened and a number of projects in Qatar were designed by ASTAD. In the provision of facilities maintenance services. I do not mean the maintenance of traditional facilities, but we offer a new kind of service that did not exist in Qatar, which is related to large engineering projects that require special maintenance. We provide specialized engineers for each facility who know how to maintain them technically Professional, we have found a response And a growing demand for these types of services because the market does not provide this specialization, for example, a customer came to request a change of air conditioning systems at a cost of up to 30 million riyals, but after studying the system at the facility we have seen to change some components of the system at a cost of only one million and 200 thousand riyals, Adaptation work efficiently, so New projects Are there new projects? - Yes, we are currently studying to enter into new projects, and there are many projects of good quality maybe not many but huge, and try to focus on large projects as a Qatari company includes Qatari cadres and have good experience in the field of large and complex engineering projects, Large projects, whether in Qatar, Kuwait or Oman, ask ASTAD to partner with them to oversee and manage these projects due to our accumulated experience in delivering many mega projects. Development Are there new models of manual support? One of ASTADs goals is the development of the construction sector in Qatar. Prior to the issuance of the Sanad manual, the SINAN initiative was launched. It was named after the prestigious engineer Sinan during the Ottoman Caliphate, which includes a complete and integrated set of solutions To connect the project teams customers, contractors, suppliers, architects, consultants and all other stakeholders to an optimum collaborative experience throughout the project life cycle, SINAN is the link between project teams, contractors, suppliers, architects, consultants and all stakeholders And other relevant stakeholders in order to have a seamless collaborative experience throughout the project life cycle. The Comprehensive Contract Manual is a complete set of contracts. This product has been developed by commercial and operational divisions. We have accumulated local and international experience, including support for general models, conditions and supporting annexes that have been developed to guide and support contractual procedures, promote smooth operations and promote justice and equity. Among the parties, we have developed contract models specifically for Qatar, with the possibility to adapt fully to suit the requirements of any construction project throughout the region. This year, His Excellency the Prime Minister honored us at ASTADs booth at Cityscape Qatar 2018 and launched two additional new models for the Sanad Comprehensive Contract Manual, the Small and Medium Enterprises Construction Contract and the Construction Services Contract. To what extent was the corporate response to the bond index? Today, many companies and institutions use Sanad and the turnout is good and is used in many projects at Qatar Foundation, Qatar University, Qatar Museums, Hamad Medical Corporation, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Qatar Petroleum, Project and Heritage Committee, Public Works Authority Others, in addition to many legal offices in Kuwait, have requested a proof of support, as well as in the Sultanate of Oman, especially as we provide our clients with the freedom to deal with a proof of each persons hand in the directory - although registered in our name in the Library of Congress - It suits them, the company Astad does not oblige these companies b Tbaiq fully support guide, but it takes 20% or 30%, and that in itself the success of the comprehensive guide contracts «support». |
