DOHA FRENCH engineering group Egis, which in August signed the Doha Metro contract with Qatar Railways Company for project management services, opened a regional office in Doha on Sunday. It will serve as the group headquarters for the Middle East.
“We have been working here for some time having previously undertaken contracts with the National Audit Bureau to provide our expertise in building roads and airports”, said Egis Group CEO Nicolas Jachiet during a reception at the French ambassador’s residence to commemorate the event.
Egis, working in a team with US-based Louis Berger, will provide engineering and project management services for the Gold Line, one of Doha Metro’s three proposed lines, and the two main stations which will serve to link two or three lines.
Speaking about Doha Metro contract, Jachiet said that Egis had worked on several similar projects in the past, including in Lyons and Marseilles, in France. Egis is also currently working on the Riyadh metro network in Saudia Arabia, he said.
Speaking to Qatar Tribune, Ambassador of France to Qatar HE Jean-Christophe Peaucelle said: “Egis is a French engineering company.
They have chosen to establish their regional headquarters for the Middle East in Doha because they consider that there are many large-scale infrastructure projects ahead here, and I think they’re perfectly correct. That this is a good choice.” The ambassador was optimistic that the company would be working on more projects in Qatar in the near future.
Egis is a consulting and engineering group working in the fields of transport, urban development, construction, industry, water, environment and energy. With 12,000 employees, the group is present in over 100 countries and has around 50 offices in France alone.
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