DAA announces granting of €1.2bn in terminal contracts

Contracts totaling €1.2bn have been awarded by Dublin Airport Authority for the construction of second passenger terminal and new satellite pier components in Dublin airport following a public tender process.

The UK-based international construction firm, Laing O'Rourke has been appointed by the DAA to build Pier D, the facility which will provide 14 new boarding gates for narrow and wide-bodied aircraft, by late 2007.

A consortium comprising Ové Arup, Pascall & Watson and Mace has been appointed as project managers and designers for Terminal 2, Pier E and all the associated kerbside integration works needed to link the new passenger terminal with the existing Terminal 1.

The quantity surveying and cost consultancy firm, Davis Langdon PKS has been appointed as cost consultants for the new terminal, Pier E and kerbside works.

Due to the complexity and challenging delivery timelines of the Airport Development Programme, the DAA has decided to appoint external programme managers to plan the integration and delivery schedule of the overall Programme.

This contract has been awarded to Turner & Townsend, the Leeds-based international construction and management consultancy firm.

Turner & Townsend has already begun working closely with a specialised team from

within the DAA and with the other contractors already on site to ensure the entire

Programme, comprising over 120 projects of varying scale, is delivered effectively.

“The Dublin Airport Development Programme is the largest capital investment ever

undertaken by this company and in terms of the range of projects deliverable within a very tight timeframe at a working airport, probably one of the most complex in the history of the State,” said Declan Collier, Chief Executive, DAA.

“In that context, it is critical that the DAA's external partners in this challenging undertaking are of the highest international calibre.”