Contractors are forming joint ventures to bid for upcoming construction work on the world’s largest airport project, the King Salman International airport (KSIA) scheme in Riyadh. The project has taken some important steps forward this year. UK-based engineering firm Mace won the delivery partner role on the project. The project covers an area of about 57 square kilometres, allowing for six parallel runways, and will include the existing terminals at King Khalid International airport (KKIA). It will also include 12 sq km of airport support facilities, residential and recreational facilities, retail outlets and other logistics real estate. It is the largest airport project in the world, according to. If the project is completed on time in 2030, it will become the world’s largest operating airport in terms of passenger capacity. The airport aims to accommodate up to 120 million passengers by 2030 and 185 million by 2050. For cargo, the goal is to process 3.5 million tonnes a year by 2050. The project will also include 12 sq km of airport support facilities, residential and recreational facilities, retail outlets and other logistics real estate. There have been contract awards for construction work at KKIA this year. In June, a joint venture of Turkey’s IC Ictas and the local Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting was awarded the contract to complete the renovation of Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. The joint venture finished renovating terminals 3 and 4 earlier this year.     For registration as supplier: https://tendering.riyadhairports.com/web/login.shtml# (ICE RIYADH)

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