01 March 2005

17 companies have submitted bids for the consultancy contract for the BD50 million ($133 million) first-phase expansion of Bahrain International Airport.

The expansion project will make Bahrain airport one of the most modern and busiest in the region, said Transportation Minister Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.
The Tender Board will soon appoint a consultant, and work on the expansion project will start early next year, for completion in 2008, he said.
The project will include eight new airbridges, 10 aircraft stands, travelators and expansion of the baggage reclaim area.
The number of check-in desks will be doubled from 40 to 80 and the immigration counters from eight to 14.
Another project is the resurfacing of the existing runway, which will allow the landing of super jumbo A380s, said Shaikh Ali. The current airport runway, built in 1986, is 3,961 m long and 60 m wide.
He also said that several other developments to come up at the airport would also be announced soon.
A new lighting system would also be installed to upgrade the airport to Category II level, allowing aircraft to land at a visibility of 300 m.
A boundary fencing will be built at a cost of BD2.7 million.
Plans are also under way to build a cargo oasis at the airport complex at an estimated cost of BD5 million.
The recently-inaugurated new runway is 2,600 m long and 45 m wide and has been built according to the specifications laid down by International Civil Aviation Organisation.
A BD8.9 million contract for the construction of the new runway was completed in 15 months by Haji Hassan Group and was undertaken by the Works and Housing Ministry, with Gibb Limited Bahrain branch as the engineer.

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