Qatar’s Economy and Trade Ministry has invited bids for the construction of an entertainment and tourism complex in the capital Doha, said a report.

The project, comprising shops, restaurants, car parks and entertainment and tourism facilities, will be located at the old Doha Exhibition Centre and will have an area of around 84,875 sq m, reported Zawya Projects citing Qatar-based Arabic daily Sharq.

The project will be offered to the private sector on a 25-year basis, stated the report citing an official.

Tender documents are available from the purchase section at the ministry. The successful bidder will be announced in April next year, it added.