01 December 2018

Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS) has started a large-scale quality control and testing operation at Kuwait International Airport’s new terminal project.

Its state-of-the-art laboratory at the new terminal spans over 280 sq m, with another 1,000 sq m for curing, offices and storage area and it has a team of more than 50 engineers, concrete technologists, inspectors and technicians engaged on the assignment.

ACTS, a third-party provider for geotechnical engineering, materials testing, and consulting, is handling all the materials testing scope, ranging from soil and aggregate to concrete and steel on behalf of the main contractor Limak Construction.

It is also undertaking a concrete quality control engineering (CQCE) programme, where its team of specialised engineers and concrete technologists, in collaboration with Limak’s quality control team, are overseeing the preplacement, placement and postplacement of concrete, ensuring effective and smooth concreting practices.

Khaled Awad, ACTS chairman and an American Concrete Institute (ACI) past president, said: “The award of the international project reflects the market’s recognition of ACTS’ unique expertise in large-scale projects. We are proud to be involved with Limak on the Kuwait International Airport project.”

On his part, Kayihan Bagdatli, country manager, Limak Kuwait said: “We are glad to work with ACTS on the Kuwait International Airport as they demonstrate their deep knowledge in material’s engineering and testing.

“The selection of ACTS to carry the quality control and testing programme was done after a thorough consideration of their capabilities and expertise in large-scale projects. Till date they are standing up well to their reputation.”

The new Foster and Partners-designed terminal at Kuwait International Airport is planned to accommodate 13 million passengers per year in Phase One with a projected increase of up to 50 million passengers with future developments.

The new terminal features three symmetrical wings of departures gates, consisting of the new passengers terminal development, a third runway and renovation of the two existing runways.

The facades span 1.2 km and extend from a dramatic 25-m-high central space with a roof that filter daylight and deflect solar radiation since it is located in one of the hottest climate zones on Earth.  

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