CH2M to oversee delivery of Qatar 2022 vision

The organisers of the the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup have announced that CH2M HILL has secured the crucial contract to ensure the successful delivery of the Middle East's first FIFA World Cup.

The global full-service consulting, program management, design, construction, and operations firm has been appointed as program management consultant for the tournament by the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee. The Committee has direct responsibility for building competition venues which includes the proposed stadiums and training sites while maintaining a coordination role for non-competition venues required by FIFA, in addition to major infrastructure works such as the New Doha International Airport and the proposed nationwide metro network.

Qatar 2022 stated CH2M HILL was selected following a "multi-phased, rigorous procurement process" which took over six months to complete and saw the company chosen from a shortlist of six multi-national firms.

Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee Secretary General, Hassan Al Thawadi added "the appointment process for this contract began immediately after winning the bid in December 2010.

"We were cognisant of the importance of ensuring that the correct foundations were put in place at the start of our journey toward 2022. We studied all the proposals with the utmost care in order to ensure that we selected the right partner. While the proposals we received from those companies that made the shortlist were impressive, it was important to us that the appointed company met the set criteria we had in mind, in addition to complimenting and understanding the vision of our committee. We believe that CH2M HILL is the ideal partner."

CH2M HILL's role will continue for two years after the tournament to ensure implementation of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee's legacy commitments.

As part of its bid to host the World Cup, Qatar pledged to build nine new stadiums and refurbish three others, all in the space of 10 years and at a cost of US$4 billion.

This work, along with other infrastructure development, is set to see the Gulf state undergo rapid change.

As CH2M HILL's Chairman and Chief Executive Lee McIntire concludes "we are proud to contribute our global program management experience to help deliver a landmark 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

"Our team brings a proven track record that will assist the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee in delivering world-class facilities in a sustainable manner."

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