Laing O鈥橰ourke was chosen as preferred bidder in July 2016 and has since been carrying out advanced and enabling works in preparation for the award of the main contract. Now finalised, the contractor will proceed with a four-year plan to transform Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport into the primary terminal building.
This 拢500m project will increase airport capacity from 25 million passengers a year to 45 million passengers a year.
Liam Cummins, Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 head of UK Building, said: 鈥淭his is a contract of international significance, working with a progressive client on such a high profile aviation sector transformation. We will be required to work sensitively in a live, high-intensity environment, drawing on our engineering expertise as well as our ability to deliver complex and challenging programmes.鈥�
Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 contract represents the majority of the works associated with the programme and involves the design and construction of an extension to the existing Terminal 2 building, more than doubling its current size.
Works include:
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅� Reconfiguring and expanding Terminal 2, more than doubling its size
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅� Two new security halls with an option for a USA pre-clearance facility
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅� New international departure lounge with food and retail outlets
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅� New business lounges with airfield views
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅� New baggage handling facilities
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅� New airside piers, increasing the available number of contact stands, with direct linkage to the terminal
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅� A new 3,800 space multi-storey car parks with direct links to the terminal building
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅� Construction of a new access ramp, linking the exit of the M56 onto an upgraded and extended forecourt around T2
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅� Reconfiguration of permitted access roads in and around the new terminal.
At peak, the project will employ some 1,500 people and Laing O鈥橰ourke has committed to creating 150 apprenticeships.
The precise value of Laing O'Rourke's contract has not been disclosed, but MAG said that the Terminal 2 transformation phase was the largest single element of a 拢1bn, 10-year programme. The contract notice in 2015 described it as a 拢500m contract.
A fly-through video of the project has been produced by MAG, but it is best viewed with sound turned off.
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