Kuwait will tender package 2 of the Kuwait International airport expansion before the end of the year, a source familiar with the project tells MEED.

According to the source, the tender documents have been finalised and forwarded to the Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT).

“The tender will be issued to prequalified bidders as soon as CAPT has determined the suitable bid submission date,” he says.

Package 2 covers the construction of passenger services buildings and roads that connect to the under-construction Terminal 2.

The source adds that firms are likely to be required to submit a bid within 90 days of the tender issue.

In June, Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works (MPW) prequalified 22 groups for the contract. The majority of the firms prequalified to bid were approved to tender for the contract to build Terminal 2 in 2014.

They are:

• Acciona Infraestructuras (Spain)
• Al-Habtoor Leighton (UAE) / Alghanim International General Trading (local)
• Arabtec Construction (UAE) / Maali al-Maasiya (local)
• Astaldi (Italy)
• Beijing Urban Construction Group (China) / Tima General Trading (local)
• Beijing Construction Engineering Group (China) / Copri Construction (local)
• Besix (Belgium/UAE) / Combined Group Contracting (local)
• Daewoo (South Korea) / Al-Hashmi Construction (local)
• Enka Construction (Turkey)
• FCC Construction (Spain) / Al-Mabani United (local)
• Ferrovial (Spain) / Aknan Global Real Estate (local)
• IC Ictas (Turkey) / Aslaa General Trading (local)
• Impresa Pizzarotti (Italy)
• Italian-Thai Development Company (Italy) / Kuwait Systems for General Trading & Contracting (local)
• Larsen & Toubro (India) / Larsen Construction (local)
• Limak Insaat (Turkey) / Kharafi National (local)
• Murray & Roberts (South Africa) / Burhan Engineering & Construction (local)
• Obayashi (Japan) / Saleh Jamal & Partners (local)
• Obrascon Huarte Lain (Spain) / First United Company (local)
• Samsung C&T (South Korea) / Arkan Engineering (local)
• Shanghai Construction Group (China) / Al-Mulla Building & Construction (local)
• TAV (Turkey) / Kharafi Construction (local)

MPW awarded Turkey’s Limak the KD1.3bn ($4.3bn) contract for the construction of Terminal 2 in 2016.

Terminal 2 is expected to handle 25 million passengers a year upon completion and accommodate all aircraft types through 51 gates and stands.

MPW expects to receive bids by 25 November for the project management consultancy (PMC) contract for Terminal 2 and package 2.

Firms that have been invited to bid for the contract include:

• CH2M (US)
• Egis (France)
• Hill International (US)
• Ineco (Spain)
• Louis Berger (US)
• Parsons (US)
• SNC-Lavalin (Canada)
• Turner & Townsend (UK)