A consortium of Royal HaskoningDHV company Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO), its Saudi Arabian branch SADECO and architect HOK have been awarded the contract. The design team will also include structural engineers from Royal HaskoningDHV, MEP and systems engineers from Buro Happold and local architectural firm TKC.
After the expansion the airport will be able to handle 20-25 million passengers per year. Currently the 30-year-old airport is handling about 15 million passengers annually. Total project costs are expected to exceed US$800m (£494m) ; expansion is scheduled to be ready in 2015.
NACO has been involved with the airport’s development since 2007 through various master planning and design projects; HOK was the original designer of the existing terminal complex.
Kjell Kloosterziel, director airport planning and building design at NACO and project director said: “This challenging project keeps us involved in a critical component of the airport’s development program aimed at increasing capacity while at the same time elevating passenger experience to a world-class level.”
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