Tenders open doors to new and long-term partnerships which leads to business growth and sustainability, said an official during a webinar held to highlight tender opportunities available at Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC). They also promote equal opportunities, sustainable economic development, and foreign direct investment which the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and SC endeavor to sustain, he added.
The event entitled ‘Exploring Tender Opportunities at Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’ organised by QFC discussed the tender opportunities currently available at SC with an aim to highlight these opportunities to QFC firms and wider business communities. The virtual briefing also included a presentation highlighting the array of tenders available through SC, and ways to learn about these opportunities in a timely manner.
Ahmad Al Hitmi, an SC official presented the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament overview as well as areas of opportunities, the host country infrastructure projects as well as the non-official sites. He said, “The purpose of the meeting is to establish a positive and effective relationship to successful delivery of the FIFA World Cup and to provide the tournament overview and highlight the external stakeholder’s role within the Qatar 2022 footprint and understanding the communication protocol, the procurement processes and presenting the communications channels with in the SC”.
He highlighted three delivery partners and relationship between the entities which includes FIFA, the owner of the event which ensures FIFA World Cup obligations are met including stadium operational readiness; Qatar 2022 which is the local organisation committee and SC representing the host country projects. He said, “We are here to make sure consistency and the alignment are there at all times and this cannot be done without the support of external stakeholders and as well as our close partners.” He noted, “SC has been working collaboratively with its partners and stakeholders to deliver more than 54 host country projects in relation to Qatar 2022 over the past few years,” he added.
Speaking on the infrastructure progress in terms of stadiums, he said, in general we have eight stadiums that will host the FIFA World Cup 2022, for example Al Janoub Stadium, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Lusail Stadium in Al Daayen area which is still in progress and is scheduled for completion at the end of this year, Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, scheduled to be completed this year, Al Thumama Stadium, scheduled to be completed in this year as well, Education City Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium and Al Bayt Stadium which are completed already.
Ahmad Jassim Al Hamadi, an official from SC, explained the procurement process and available communication channels within the SC and discussed the supplier registration process. He said, all potential suppliers/bidders must register with the Supreme Committee in supplier portal by submitting the relevant documentation at http://www.qatar2022.qa/en/supplier/registration
The registration form requests information such as organisation details – address, contact information, commercial registration documents, policies and certificate compliance, workers welfare, health safety and security, environmental sustainability, quality, and business profile – the products and services available from your company.
SC public tenders are posted on the SC website on regular basis and specific instructions are provided with each tender opportunity. If a non-local company is awarded the contract, it must register in the commercial register, or designate a local agent, within thirty days from the day following the date of signing the contract, he added.
