Atkins has been awarded a three-year contract worth in excess of $107 million by the Qatar Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning to support delivery of its multi-billion dollar transportation and infrastructure programs. These programs underpin Qatar’s 2030 vision for world class infrastructure development.

Under the contract, Atkins will establish a Central Planning Office (CPO) to coordinate current and planned road, rail, metro, and other major transportation and infrastructure projects, including elements associated with the FIFA 2022 World Cup.

Uwe Krueger, Atkins’ chief executive said: “This latest contract win in Qatar strengthens our position in the region even further as we are working with government stakeholders to help them to deliver the most comprehensive and integrated infrastructure investment program in the region’s history.”

Qatar’s 2030 vision includes programs for education, health, science, and sport, all of which must be connected by multimodal transportation infrastructure. The CPO will be a single coordinating body which will be responsible for ensuring all works are planned in an integrated and efficient way to minimize disruption and maximie cost effectiveness. Atkins’ project team draws upon a wide range of skills from rail to tunneling, traffic planning to environment, and urban design to cost estimating.

This contract follows Atkins’ announcement on November 28 of a five-year contract worth more than $101 million to help transform the roads and drainage systems in the Qatari capital, Doha.

Atkins set up its Doha office almost a decade ago and moved to larger premises in November 2011 to support its long-term growth in the country. The company is currently working on several key highways projects across the state, including the concept design of the Khalifa, Rayyan, and Al Bustan roads.