Prequalified firms are still waiting for the client, Kuwait’s Public Works Ministry (MPW), to issue the tender for the next package of the Kuwait International airport development.

“There have not been any new updates since June,” a source familiar with the scheme tells MEED.

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

The majority of firms that have been prequalified to bid for package 2 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 extended by one month the bid submission deadline for the project management consultancy (PMC) contract for construction work at Kuwait International.

The initial deadline for bids submission was 24 September.

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)

MEED understands the PMC contract covers Terminal 2, as well as package 2.

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

Kuwait International handled 13.7 million passengers in 2017, an increase of 17 per cent compared to 2016 and the volume of its air cargo rose to 241,000 tonnes in 2017 - up from 195,500 tonnes in 2016.

There are also plans to build a $12bn new airport in the northern part of the country. The proposed new airport is to be procured as a public-private partnership (PPP) project.