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Doha
L&T Electrical & Automation FZE (LTEAFZE) in Jabel Ali, the competency centre for Larsen & Toubro's electrical and automation business in the UAE, has won a QR278 million contract from Qatar Rail Company for Phase 1 of Doha Metro.
The scope of the order encompasses supply, installation, testing, integration, commissioning and five years' maintenance of a network-wide Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) for 37 stations, a press release said on Thursday.
LTEAFZE was nominated by Qatar Rail for network-wide implementation of BACS after a meticulous assessment of its capabilities in delivering technologically advanced solutions within stringent project timelines and with distinguished quality against global automation product manufacturers, a statement said.
The frame agreement awarded by Qatar Rail to LTEAFZE is through nine contracts with design & build contractors for the stations and tunnels under multiple lines (Red, Green and Gold Line) and a five-year maintenance contract directly with Qatar Rail.
Commenting on the order, SC Bhargava, Senior Vice-President & Head of E&A Business at LTEAFZE, said,"LTEAFZE's core strengths for project management, domain knowledge and application engineering would enable us to offer distinctly superior and proven system integration solutions by leveraging L&T's capabilities built over four decades.
"Backed by a pool of experienced engineers, LTEAFZE has the competency to provide preventive and corrective maintenance services to maximize the performance and uptime of its automation systems and control equipment."
The metro system would be built in two phases: the first will see the construction of three out of the four lines (Red, Gold, and Green) and 37 stations spanning 111 km of tunnels and 8.7 km of viaducts.
The Phase 1 has to be completed on a fast paced project schedule for handing over all the 37 stations by August 2018, with scheduled start on revenue period by end 2019. These lines are expected to be open to the public by 2020.
When in operation, the project would provide an environmentally-friendly and sustainable mode of transport to over 600,000 commuters a day by 2021.
The second phase or Phase 2 would be completed by 2026, and would involve the expansion of the Phase 1 lines, and the construction of an additional Blue Line and another 72 stations, a statement said.
Doha
L&T Electrical & Automation FZE (LTEAFZE) in Jabel Ali, the competency centre for Larsen & Toubro's electrical and automation business in the UAE, has won a QR278 million contract from Qatar Rail Company for Phase 1 of Doha Metro.
The scope of the order encompasses supply, installation, testing, integration, commissioning and five years' maintenance of a network-wide Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) for 37 stations, a press release said on Thursday.
LTEAFZE was nominated by Qatar Rail for network-wide implementation of BACS after a meticulous assessment of its capabilities in delivering technologically advanced solutions within stringent project timelines and with distinguished quality against global automation product manufacturers, a statement said.
The frame agreement awarded by Qatar Rail to LTEAFZE is through nine contracts with design & build contractors for the stations and tunnels under multiple lines (Red, Green and Gold Line) and a five-year maintenance contract directly with Qatar Rail.
Commenting on the order, SC Bhargava, Senior Vice-President & Head of E&A Business at LTEAFZE, said,"LTEAFZE's core strengths for project management, domain knowledge and application engineering would enable us to offer distinctly superior and proven system integration solutions by leveraging L&T's capabilities built over four decades.
"Backed by a pool of experienced engineers, LTEAFZE has the competency to provide preventive and corrective maintenance services to maximize the performance and uptime of its automation systems and control equipment."
The metro system would be built in two phases: the first will see the construction of three out of the four lines (Red, Gold, and Green) and 37 stations spanning 111 km of tunnels and 8.7 km of viaducts.
The Phase 1 has to be completed on a fast paced project schedule for handing over all the 37 stations by August 2018, with scheduled start on revenue period by end 2019. These lines are expected to be open to the public by 2020.
When in operation, the project would provide an environmentally-friendly and sustainable mode of transport to over 600,000 commuters a day by 2021.
The second phase or Phase 2 would be completed by 2026, and would involve the expansion of the Phase 1 lines, and the construction of an additional Blue Line and another 72 stations, a statement said.