Doha Festival City, the latest mega-project in Qatar, emerged as the biggest winner at the Construction Innovation Awards in Qatar on Wenesday night.
The project walked away with the awards for Project of the Year as well as Commercial Project of the Year and also garnered the coveted Construction Executive of the Year award for its evergreen project manager, Peter Leitner of GCC/ALEC JV, the main contractor that built the mall.
Even the award for Health and Safety Initiative of the Year, won by Arab Engineering Bureau, was linked to this great project which opened just last month.
Other big winners on the night included Faithful+Gould for Hospitality Project of the Year , The Shaza Hotel Doha which is set to be a game changer when it opens later this year. The consultant also played an important role in Doha Festival City.
Alsarh Holding Group claimed the award for Construction Company of the Year for the many projects it has contributed recently while Daemaar Group beat off stiff competition to bag the award for MEP Contractor of The Year.
SAK Holding claimed the Ecosystem Innovation award for its Sharekna initiative, which has helped to see many Qatari big projects through to completion despite challenging times in the construction scene.
All of these awards and more were presented at a glittering ceremony on Wednesday evening at the Grand Hyatt hotel Doha, which celebrated the achievements of Qatar’s construction industry finest.
His Excellency Muhammed Bin Ahmad bin Tower Al Kuwari – Vice Chairman of Qatar Chamber, was on hand to present all of the awards alongside Sheikh Khaled bin Nasser, Chairman of KBN Group. Both were presented with special awards in recognition of their contributions to business in Qatar.
The awards winners in full:
Engineer of The Year – Shah Memon, Multiplex
Sustainable Project of The Year – Arabian MEP for its role in the Polysilicon Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility in Qatar
Formwork Company of the Year – DOKA, for its involvment in the Doha Metro
Health and Safety Initiative of the Year – Arab Engineering Bureau
Hospitality Project of the Year – Faithful+Gould for The Shaza Hotel Doha
Most Innovative Project – Khatib & Alami for its Schools Master Plan for the State of Qatar
Construction Company of the Year – Alsarh Holding Group
Infrastructure Project of the Year – Aurecon Engineering Consultants and Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC)
Project Management Firm of the Year – Hill International
Commercial Project of the Year – Doha Festival City, Faithful+Gould
MEP Contractor of The Year – Daemaar Group
Consultancy of The Year – ASTAD
Project of The Year – Doha Festival City, GCC/ALEC JV
Real Estate Innovation of the Year – Just Real Estate
Construction Executive of the Year – Peter Leitner
Contractor of The Year – Multiplex Medgulf
Ecosystem Innovation – SAK Holding
BNC Publishing and Construction Business News Middle East magazine would like to thank everyone that made the construction Innovation Awards a big success, especially its allies, Cimolai Rimond, Multiplex, Shaikhani Group, Hill International, Raimondi Cranes, Al Shafar United, and category sponsors Faithful + Gould. Extensive coverage of the event will follow in the June issue of Construction Business News magazine.