Client: General Authorities of Civil Aviation

Location: King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh, KSA

Project: Fuel Hydrants Network At New Aprons to the East of the Commercial Galleries at KKIA

Consultant Engineer & Client Rep: Saudi Consult

Main Contractor: Almabani General Contractors

Fuel Aviation Network Contractor: Amana Pipelines Construction

Fuel Aviation Network Contract Administrator: Aleph International

Fuel Aviation Network Design : Hansa Consult

Design Development & Detailed Engineering: Multitech International

End user: GACA-ARAMCO-APSCO

Project Description

The project consists of the extension of the fuel hydrant system for the New Remote Apron of King Khalid International Airport. The scope of work covers the design and built of the new supply loops and hydrant network, valve chambers and the TIE-IN connection between the existing fuel supply lines of the Existing East Remote Apron and the New Remote Apron, in addition to the design and detailed engineering for Apron 5. The new system to have a Tightness Control System. Scope includes design, build and implementation of the full control philosophy for the hydrant system, SCADA & ESDB system to be monitored from ARAMCO control room. Testing, commissioning, and flushing of the new hydrant system.

Two types of stands are planned:

• Code F/2C designed to accommodate 1 code F aircraft, 1 code E,D,C aircraft or 2 code C aircrafts simultaneously

• Code E/2C designed as above except that they are not suitable for Code F

Scope of Work:

• Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Commissioning (EPCC) of the new Fuel Hydrant System:
• Supply, Install & Commission of Jet A1-fuel Hydrant System comprising of fuel pipes ranging from 12" to 24" in diameter. Supply, Install & Commission hydrants comprising of API standard hydrant pits, under hydrant valves and hydrant valves, double Block & Bleed (DB&B) valves ranging in size from 12" to 24" in diameter.
• CP works including supply, installation, testing of temporary and permanent CP system for Hydrant Network.
• Supply, Install & Commission Emergency Shutdown (ESD) System.
• Supply, Install & Commission Tightness Control System (TCS).
• Cleaning, Filling, Soaking, Flushing of fuel hydrant network, and Start-up of control and monitoring system.

Aprons and Taxiway Scope of Work:

The project consists of the construction of a new remote apron at the south west of taxiways G, between taxiway T and the extended taxiway G1.
Upon completion, the new apron will accommodate 25 Code E/F aircraft parking stands. With a total built-up area of 135,000 m2, the aprons consist of a PCC pavement with 5 m high, 5 m wide, and 400 mm thick doweled and un-doweled slabs, on a foundation of asphalt and CTB.
The taxiways F, U, and D and the taxi lanes adjacent to the hard stands will consist of a flexible asphalt pavement on a foundation of Crushed Aggregate and Sub Base Courses.
In addition, the pavement scope includes flexible pavement for shoulders, service roads and block pavement for the GSE areas between the PCC aprons and service roads. A part of the GSE staging areas will be fenced by a metal fence. The scope also includes marking and drainage works for these paved areas.
Drainage works comprise the construction of box culverts, apron drains and inspection valve pits, ditches and grouted stone pitching slope protection.

AGL/Electrical and Mechanical Works:

The apron will be connected to the Airfield Ground Lighting system of the airport. Lighting of the apron will be achieved by means of high masts Airfield Flood Lighting and CCTV will be installed for operational surveillance. The scope of works also includes the relocation of some of the underground utilities, in addition to a New Fire Protection Network