FIVE consortia are bidding for the four-year design and supervision contract for Oman's 1000km national railway project, which is set to be awarded in June.

THE higher committee of Kuwait's Partnerships Technical Bureau (PTB) has approved the feasibility study for Kuwait City's proposed metro network, and will invite expressions of interest (EOI) soon for the systems and rolling stock contract.

QATAR Railways Company (QRC) has signed a $US 535m deal with Qatari Diar Vinci Construction (QDVC) for the second phase of construction on the Lusail light rail project.

GERMAN Rail (DB) has secured an exclusive deal with the recently-formed state-owned Qatar Railways Company that will push forward plans for a €17 billion project to build a railway network in Qatar, and a metro in the capital Doha.