A new vision of aviation for Abu Dhabi
The owner of five international airports in the UAE, Abu Dhabi Airports aims to become the world’s leading airport operator. While fulfilling their vision, Abu Dhabi Airports have embarked on a multi-billion dollar expansion programme of work which includes development of a brand new, state-of-the-art terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport – the Midfield Terminal Complex (MTC).
Key information
- Location:
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Date started:
- 1
- Completion date:
- Ongoing
- Client type:
- Transport - aviation
- Main services:
- Project controls and performance, cost management, BIM
About the programme
On completion, the MTC will:
- increase the airport’s capacity with an extra 30 million passenger per year / 8,500 passengers per hour
- cover 700,000m2, with a central space that could hold three full-sized football pitches
- contain the world’s largest baggage handling system
With 20,000 people working on the construction of the terminal, the sheer scale of the project demands accurate budgets, a strict schedule and proactive management of any risks. It’s our task to deliver cost estimating, scheduling, and risk management services to this major programme.
Strategies built to last
Our role on the programme is to provide clear, concise information to support investment decisions, helping Abu Dhabi Airports to progress with confidence and pace. Based on our experience gained in aviation programmes around the world, we have supported the development of robust, risk adjusted, budgets and programmes to inform key capital investment decisions.
Controlling complexity
One of the greatest challenges on the programme is its complexity. It’s not just a construction scheme, it’s a complex systems integration delivery project that happens to sit inside a huge building. The most vital skill for the core team is the ability to handle the vast amount of data and interfaces amongst the programmes. Our proactive input throughout supports the delivery team in achieving the Abu Dhabi Airports objective of creating a state of the art terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Our initial core services focused on estimating, enterprise level risk management and enterprise level schedule management.
However the complexity of the programme has required us to expand our services to also include:
- Project controls
- Commercial management
- Contract administration
- Project risk management
- Scheduling
- Development gateway process consultancy
- BIM consultancy