KUALA LUMPUR: WCT BHD [] has secured two separate contracts in Qatar and Malaysia worth a total of approximately RM1.49 billion.

In a filing to Bursa Malaysia on Wednesday, Oct 20, WCT said it had been awarded a contract by the government of Qatar to build and maintain a government administrative building in Doha for a lump sum equivalent to RM1.36 billion.

It said the works for this project were expected to be completed by April 2013.

In a separate announcement, WCT said it had accepted a contract from the Public Works Department Malaysia to design, build and maintain the Tuaran Hospital in Sabah for RM127.8 million.

It said the project was expected to be completed on May 1, 2013.

WCT said the two projects would not have any material impact on its earnings for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2010 but were expected to contribute positively to its future earnings.