Abu Dhabi Airports Company announces preferred bidder for construction of midfield terminal building

UAE's Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) confirmed (05-May-2012) it is in discussions with a consortium comprised of TAV Insaat, Arabtec Holding and Consolidated Contractors Company for the construction contract for the Abu Dhabi International Airport midfield terminal complex. The consortium is the preferred bidder for the contract of six pre-qualified groups. The contractor for the new development is due to be officially announced in Jun-2012. Discussions will finalise all details of the contract prior to its signing. The USD3.2 billion complex will include a new 70,000sqm terminal with capacity to handle 30 million passengers p/a. The terminal is due to be operational by 2017. [more - original PR]