1. M A R C H 12, 2015
Qatar’s Daruna Development and Wasita Qatar sign
US$ 219.4 mn contract to develop and maintain
workers’ housingc omplex
by E D I T O R
Qatar-based Daruna Development has signed a QR 800-million (US$ 219.4 million) agreement with
Wasita Qatar (Isnad), a subsidiary of the Wasita Group of Companies, for the management of a
workers’ residential complex, according to a news report.
The agreement covers the development of the facility that can house 12,000 workers, the company
officials said after signing the agreement in Doha., according to a Trade Arabia news report.
Through its agreement with Wasita, Daruna will be able to rapidly market the permanent workers’
accommodations in full compliance with all international and Qatari legal standards over the next 36
months.
Wasita Group is a Shari’ah-compliant remote logistics and life support services’ provider with
operations in the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Libya and Turkey.

2. It has extensive experience in catering services, laundry, housekeeping, materials management and
services for staff, military and labour camps {build own operate (BOO), build operate transfer (BOT)}
for the military/defence sector, infrastructure construction sector, oil and gas (on-shore and off-shore)
and healthcare sectors.
Under the deal, Daruna will maintain ownership of the accommodations, while Wasita will operate and
manage the workers’ housing which includes housekeeping, catering, laundry and maintenance
services.
The Daruna designs are the first in Qatar to be certified as compliant by Qatar Foundation according
to their Standards for Workers’ Welfare guide published in 2013, said Ambassador Joe LeBaron, the
company vice chairman.
“The co-ordination by the compliant design and world-class certified management, including catering
and laundry, gives us tremendous advantages in controlling costs and value-driven services which
cannot be achieved in any other manner. This combination, along with the value for money is the
reason Daruna chose to partner with Wasita on its first project,” he added.