Construction deal for Dubai airport soon
Dubai: Dubai's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) declined to discuss reports that it would award a $1 billion contract to a South African construction firm for the expansion of Dubai International Airport. Web-based reports have predicted DCA will announce later this month that it has hired Murray & Roberts to build Concourse 3.
Murray & Roberts, in a joint venture with Dubai's Al Habtoor Group and Takenaka of Japan, is currently building Concourse 2, Terminal 3 and a carpark at Dubai Airport, in a deal also valued at $1 billion. Company officials based in Dubai declined to comment on the current tender.
When completed, the entire Phase 2 expansion of Dubai Airport, including Terminal 3 and Concourses 2 and 3, will accommodate up to 70 million passengers, up from the current 22 million, according to the Dubai Airport website.