Dubai’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) has invited contractors to submit bids on 21 December for the contract to build concourse 4 at Dubai International airport.

The successful bidder will manage sub contractors appointed by DCA to complete a series of separate packages on the concourse that will be connected to the airport’s existing terminal 1 building and will serve international airlines.

The prospective bidders include: the local Alec, the local/Australian Al-Habtoor Leighton Group, the local Al-Naboodah Contracting, the local Arabtec Construction, the local/Belgian Bel Hasa Six Construct, Cyprus-based Joannou & Paraskevaides (Overseas), and South Africa’s Murray & Roberts Contractors (Middle East).

The construction work on the project includes: enabling works; building the substructure and an automated people-mover station; completing the super structure, architectural finishes and mechanical, electrical and plumbing works; and installing lifts, escalators, travelators, and passenger loading bridges.

The concourse will be located to the west of the existing concourse 1 near to the cargo terminal and will be connected to terminal 1 by an elevated bus road. The site area covers about 225,000 square metres, and the total built-up area is expected to be about 135,000 sq m.

Lebanon’s Dar al-Handasah has prepared the initial design and tender documents.

Dubai plans to move ahead with several major aviation projects in 2012. Contractors are expecting to win work on three major projects. The contracts cover maintenance hangars, the expansion of a terminal building at Dubai International airport, and the construction of new facilities for the Dubai Airshow at Al-Maktoum International aiport in Jebel Ali (MEED 9:12:11).

Concourse 3 is currently being built by local contractor Alec and is due to open at the end of 2012.