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A further project has been added to Tekfen Construction’s opera-
tions in Qatar. Winning the tender offered by ASHGHAL (the Qatar
Public Works Authority) for the Eastern Industrial Road with a 200
million USD bid, the project will be completed by Tekfen Construc-
tion within 27 months.
This latest project, a 2.5 kilometre road with two separate via-
ducts, marks Tekfen Construction’s fourth ongoing project in Qatar.
With the value of the current projects now at 2.4 billion USD, the
total value of all Tekfen projects in Qatar to date has reached the 4.9
billion USD mark.
Onwards in Qatar
Tekfen Construction recently signed yet another civic project in Qatar.
The Eastern Industrial Road with a project value of USD200 mio, will be
completed in 27 months.
One of the world’s foremost trade or-
ganizations, with 250 members from 40
countries, IPLOCA (the International Pipe
Line and Offshore Contractors Association)
presented awards to Tekfen Construction in
the fields of Health & Safety and the Cor-
porate Social Responibility at its 51
st
annual
gathering held in Mexico City between 25-
29 September. Both awards were received
in person by Osman Birgili, President of
the Tekfen Group of Companies and former
chairman of IPLOCA, President of Tekfen
Construction Levent Kafkaslı and Vice Pres-
ident of Business Development Fatih Can.
Every year, based on specified criteria,
IPLOCA assesses members’ submitted proj-
ects and presents awards in the fields of
“Health & Safety”, “Environment” and “Cor-
porate Social Responsibility”, with one win-
ner and two runners-up selected for each
category.
This year, there were 13 candidates
for the award in the Health & Safety cat-
egory, sponsored by Chevron. Tekfen took
second place for its project “Working on
Steep Slopes”, an initiative that aims to
implement safeguards that will ensure
greater security for work being carried
out on steep areas on the TANAP (Trans-
Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline) route. As
a result of these measures and the accom-
panying educational initiatives, there has
been a significant reduction in the num-
ber of accidents caused by sliding of heavy
construction equipment, especially during
the winter months. This project was evalu-
ated by the IPLOCA Occupational Health
and Safety Committee and deemed worthy
of recognition.
In the “Corporate Social Responbility”
category, sponsored by Total and with 8
candidate entries, Tekfen won one of the
runner-up awards for its “Contribution to
Seasonal Workers’ Families and Children”
initiative, which aims to meet the hygiene
and educational needs of seasonal workers’
families working in the areas around the
TANAP pipeline.
Tekfen Construction awarded by IPLOCA
Tekfen Construction was awarded by IPLOCA, of which it is a founding member, in the “Health and Safety” and “Corporate Social Respon-
sibility” categories at IPLOCA’s 51
st
annual gathering in Mexico City.