EXCLUSIVE: Dubai prequalifies firms for Al-Maktoum airport package

30 August 2018
Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects awarded the enabling works package for Concourse 1 and West Terminal Building in June

Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) has prequalified firms for the design and supervision consultancy services for the expansion of Al-Maktoum International airport.

MEED understands the client intends to issue the tender imminently.

In June, DAEP awarded the enabling works contract for Concourse 1, West Terminal Building and car parks at Al-Maktoum International to local firm Tristar.

The works for Concourse 1 and the Western Terminal Building and car park buildings require 20 million cubic metres of excavation and 6,000 piles.

For Concourse 1, the works involve open excavation up to 18.3 metres deep, piling and temporary dewatering and linking tunnels. Altogether, Concourse 1 covers an area of about 910,000 square metres (sq m) and requires about 5,000 piles.

For the West Terminal Building, short-term car park, super gates and staff car park the works involve excavation to a depth of 13.25 metres, piling and temporary dewatering.

The current scope covers an area equivalent to about 230,000 sq m for the West Terminal Building, 242,000 sq m for the staff car park and 223,352 sq m for the short-term car park. In total, there will be 1,000 piles.

In 2016, DAEP signed several packages for the $33bn upgrade of Al-Maktoum International.

The awarded contracts include:

  • Construction of aprons adjacent to the passenger terminal building: National Wheel J&P; $163m
  • Enabling works: Tristar (local)
  • Infrastructure package: Lane (US) / National Contracting & Transportation Company (local); $125m.

Several other contracts have been tendered. They include the baggage handling systemtunnel structure and automated people mover.

A MEED Subscription...

Subscribe or upgrade your current MEED.com package to support your strategic planning with the MENA region’s best source of business information. Proceed to our online shop below to find out more about the features in each package.