By rosebell
In order to advancing the substructure works for the first phase of the expansion of Al-Maktoum International airport, Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) has tendered five packages.
As T&TI’s sister publication MEED stated, the date of issuing this tender was mid-June and the closing date is August 4.
The prospective bidders are expected to include Vinci, Webuild and China State Construction Engineering Corporation.
Being considered as the second of three terminals at Al-Maktoum International airport, linking to the airside with a 14-station automated people mover (APM) system, the expanded airport’s West Terminal is due to be a seven-level, 800,000m2 facility with an annual capacity of 45 million passengers, according to the official description on DAEP’s website.
The determined deadline for firms to submit their bids, by DAEP is July 15 to build the APM at Al-Maktoum airport.
Stretching beneath the apron of the entire airfield and the airport’s terminals, this system will consist of multiple tracks, taking passengers from the terminals to the concourses.
While the overall plan includes 14 stations across the airport, four underground stations is going to be built as part of the first phase.
Covering an area of 70km2 south of Dubai, this airport’s construction is planned to be undertaken in three phases and will have five parallel runways, five terminal buildings and 400 aircraft gates.
With the world’s largest passenger handling capacity of 260 million passengers a year, this will be five times the size of the existing Dubai International airport. For cargo, it will have the capacity to handle 12 million tonnes a year.
The government of Dubai said that the plan is for all operations from Dubai International airport to be transferred to Al-Maktoum International airport within 10 years.
