At least nine groups have submitted offers on 27 October for the expansion of the Bahrain International airport.

The groups that submitted an offer are understood to include the following:

• Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC; Athens-based) /Shapoorji Pallonji (India)
• Ghantoot Group (UAE) / Acciona (Spain)
• GP Zachariades (local) / Al-Faraa (UAE) / Rizanni de Eccher (Italy)
• Habtoor Leighton Group (UAE/Australia) / Hochtief (Germany) / Nass Mechanical (local)
• Larsen & Toubro (India) / Gulf Asia Contracting (Saudi Arabia)
• Limak (Turkey)
• Nass Group (local) / Six Construct (Belgium)
• Shade Corporation (Saudi Arabia) / Astaldi (Italy) / Ictas (Turkey)
• TAV (Turkey) / Arabtec Construction (UAE)

Expanding the airport is a key priority for the Bahraini government. Some 8.5 million passengers have passed through the airport in 2014, which is more than twice its current capacity.

The project, which is being financed by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, involves the construction of:

• A 170,000-square-metre terminal building
• Associated buildings
• Infrastructure such as car parks and aircraft parking areas

It also involves managing nominated subcontractors working on specialist packages for:

• Baggage-handling systems
• Passenger loading bridges
• Information technology (IT) systems

When completed, the new terminal is expected to increase the airport’s capacity to 13.5 million passengers a year.

In March, Bahrain’s Transportation & Telecommunications Ministry signed a contract for enabling works on the passenger terminal building with Nicosia-based Cyprus Building and Road Construction Company (CYBROC).

French consultancy ADPI has been appointed by Bahrain Airport Company to perform all studies on the development of the airport over the next 20 years. As well as developing the new terminal, the study also includes determining future schemes that will support the airport’s operations.

US-based Hill International has been awarded the project management consultancy (PMC) for the scheme. Bahrain Airport Company is the client representative working for the Transportation & Telecommunications Ministry.