Client: General Authorities of Civil Aviation

Location: King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh, KSA

Project: Development and Expansion,New Fuel Supply Line at KKIA

Consultant Engineer & Client Rep: AECOM

Main Contractor: TAV Construction & Al Arrab General Contracting

Fuel Aviation Network Contractor: Amana Pipelines Construction

Fuel Aviation Network Design : Hansa Consult

Design Development and Detailed Engineering: Multitech International

End user: GACA-ARAMCO-APSCO

Project Description:

TAV Construction has won a $400m design and construction tender for the construction of new Terminal 5 at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Collaborating with Al Arrab Contracting, TAV will construct a 100,000m² passenger terminal, a 90,000m² multi-story car parking to accommodate 3,000 cars, a fire station, an operations centre and a plane apron, in addition to terminal airside infrastructure.

The 18-month project will also include elevated roads and infrastructure works to link the new Terminal-5 to the existing terminals.

Scope 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 supply, delivery, installation of the complete hydrant system including, testing, commissioning, coordination of services and the tie-in into the existing system together with all start-up activities. 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.

Fuel 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 & 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 apron and connections to taxi ways, in addition to airside infrastructure and links to the existing terminals. New Apron to accommodate five large-wing aircraft or 10 medium-size aircraft.