DAA Signs Seven T2 Contracts: Work to Start Next Week

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has today (Thurs Sept 27th) signed seven major contracts to allow construction work to start next week on T2, the new passenger terminal at Dublin Airport.

The seven contracts, which have a combined value of about €180m, were awarded following a major international tender process. The contracts cover areas such as concrete, steelwork, cladding and logistics. The DAA now plans to begin construction of T2 next week.

The T2 project is a key element of the DAA’s €2 billon Transforming Dublin Airport programme, which will improve, expand and modernise the passenger facilities at Dublin Airport.

“We were pleased with the level and quality of interest in this hugely important project and we are very happy that we have got the right skills at the best price,” said DAA Chief Executive Declan Collier. “We look forward to working in partnership with each of these seven contractors to deliver some of the key elements of T2,” Mr Collier added.

The seven firms that signed T2 construction contracts are:

Alandale Logistics – Logistics & General Builders

Fitzpatrick – Apron Works

Laing O’Rourke – Sub structure and super structure concrete

McAvoy Group – Accommodation

Martifer/Mota-Engil/Coffey – Cladding

SIAC – Enabling Works & Services

Watson Steel Structures – Steelworks

The seven contracts signed today represent the first tranche of 17 separate construction packages that comprise the overall T2 project. The project – which includes a 75,000 sq m terminal building, a 24,000 sq m departures pier and a wide range of other airport campus upgrades – has been broken into 17 elements, each of which was tendered separately.

DAA Chief Executive Declan Collier said that this multi-package approach would allow T2 to be delivered on time and on budget. “We and our construction partners are focussed on delivering T2 within a tight timeframe and this process allows us to move at the required speed to have the project completed on target and T2 operational in April 2010.”

The new terminal will cost €395 million, while the overall T2 project has a price tag of €609 million. A consortium comprising Arup, Pascall+Watson Architects and Mace is responsible for the design and the project management of T2.

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For further information contact:

Paul O’Kane, Communications Manager, Airport Development Programme, DAA

Tel + 353 1 8141897, + 353 86 6090221

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Alandale Logistics

Established in 1996, London-based Alandale Logistics offers services such as waste management, site security, tower crane co-ordination and welfare provision. It has worked on a number of high profile projects such as the London Eye, the Tate Gallery, the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and the British Museum.

Fitzpatrick
Founded in 1921 as a civil engineering contractor, Hertfordshire-based Fitzpatrick now operates across a wide range of construction disciplines and has a turnover approaching €570m (£400m). Its civil engineering division has more than 60 years’ experience in airport construction

Laing O’Rourke

Led by its Mayo-born chairman and chief executive Ray O’Rourke, Laing O’Rourke is the largest privately owned construction firm in the UK and is currently working on the Pier D project at Dublin Airport.

With offices in the UK, Germany, India, Australia and the United Arab Emirates it has more than 27,000 employees. It had a managed turnover of €5bn (£3.5bn) in the year to the end of last March.

McAvoy Group

The McAvoy Group, which is based in Dungannon, Co Tyrone was established in 1973 and employs more than 200 people in the design, off-site manufacture, installation and fit-out of steel-framed and timber-framed buildings. It also specialises in the manufacture and rental of temporary accommodation.

Martifer/Mota-Engil/Coffey

Portuguese firm Martifer, which was set up in 1990, is one of Europe’s largest steel construction companies with operations in 14 countries. Its associate company Lisbon-based Mota-Engil, which has a 37.5% stake in Martifer, specialises in large infrastructure projects. The consortium’s local partner is Galway-based Coffey Construction, which has worked on projects such as the Nenagh by-pass and the Waterford outer ring road.

SIAC
Founded in 1913, SIAC is now one of Ireland’s largest construction companies. It has an annual turnover of more than €200m and has worked on major projects such the M1 Northern Motorway, the new Boyne Bridge, the Smithfield Civic Plaza, and the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Watson Steel Structures

One of Britain’s largest steel companies, Watson Steel was established in 1933 and employs 250 people at its plant in Bolton. It is the key steel supplier for T5 in Heathrow and also supplied the steel for Arsenal’s new Emirates Stadium. Watson is part of the Severfield-Rowen group, which employs 1,100 people and has a turnover of €413m (£290m).