Moutaz Al Khayyat, Executive Director
Projects:
The Island project in Doha, Qatar
Anantara Doha Island Resort in Doha, Qatar
Lekhwiya Sports Club in Doha, Qatar
Souq Wakif Theme Park in Doha, Qatar
Lusail Office Tower in Doha, Qatar
Mall of Qatar in Doha
Qatar-based UrbCon Trading & Contracting (UCC) offers turn-key design, build, finance and operative services. Through fast-track methods, most of their projects are executed in short durations by executing parallel activities for design, procurement and construction process. Not only does this method result in short time periods at less cost compared to conventional development programmes.
The company has been involved in several projects over the last few years and has become one of the most respected building contractors in Qatar. The company has been ranked the fourth best contractor in the Arab world and 184 globally in the list compiled by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a weekly magazine for the construction industry worldwide.
One of UCC’s key to success is its investment in human capital. With respect to skilled labour, Urbacon Trading & Contracting maintains investment through training and development, and it has a special division for labour training and development at different levels, ranging from ordinary labour to project managers.
According to the executive director, the availability of skilled resources is the key challenge in the GCC construction and infrastructure market. Al-Khayyat said in a report: “We find that specialist subcontractors are becoming very busy and as a consequence unreliable, hence our strategy is to expand on its own heritage and develop in depth resources in all fields.”
“The contracting market needs trained labour to implement the urgent projects planned to be achieved on time,” said Al-Khayyat.
He added: “Effective value engineering depends upon the technical expertise and training of employees. At UCC, we have the resources to provide the experience and the staff required, allowing us to make informed decisions that will make best use of the client’s program requirements and budget constraints.”