ADPI will design and supervise expansion of Bahrain International Airport

3 February 2014

ADPI will design and supervise

expansion of Bahrain International Airport

ADPI (Aéroports de Paris Ingénierie), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aéroports de Paris, has won a new contract to oversee the modernisation and expansion of Bahrain International Airport and to map out its future.

Following an international call for tenders, ADPI was selected by the Bahrain transport ministry and the airport operator, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), to fulfil two missions:   

• conduct all studies on the development of the airport over the next twenty years. This includes determining airport functional zones, performing related financial assessments, and evaluating traffic and environmental impact, as well as providing preliminary specifications for work on associated infrastructure, roads, and utility connections. The design studies must allow the development and adaptation of the airport site to future growth as well as the possible relocation of activities to a new airport with greater capacity in some twenty years;


• design and supervise construction of a new passenger terminal of more than 150.000 sqm, based on the initial findings of the master plan studies.

These missions will be carried out over a five-year period and are expected to generate around €25 million in revenue for ADPI. Construction of the new terminal should begin in late 2014 and be completed in late 2018.

Bahrain International Airport is the home base of Gulf Air and receives 9 million passengers a year. After an initial expansion phase, the airport will be able to receive 13 million passengers.        

According to Guillaume Sauvé, CEO of ADPI:

"The international airport is of fundamental importance to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Over the last few decades, the kingdom, whose history ties it to the great Mesopotamian civilizations, has become a major centre for finance and trading.

Valued at over half a billion euros, this initial phase of airport modernisation is considered to be the largest Bahraini project now under way. Therefore, this is a major contract for ADPI whose expertise in architecture and engineering is well recognized in this part of the world because of the many achievements we have worked on."

Further information on ADPI                                                         

ADPI is a French engineering company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aéroports de Paris. It is involved at an international level in architectural activities, major regeneration projects (airports, urban expansion) and complex building projects (airport terminals, stadiums, high-rise towers, theatres, etc.). ADPI can also act in a Consultancy, Prime Contractor or Project Manager role. ADPI teams are involved in projects from the initial design stages until completion. With its engineers, architects, design-specialists, and construction supervisors, ADPI brings together a panoply of skills.

Formed in 2000, ADPI is at present simultaneously engaged in more than 100 projects worldwide. In 2012, its turnover stood at 65 million euros.

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Aéroports de Paris builds, develops and manages airports including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. In 2012, Aéroports de Paris handled almost 89 million passengers, 2.3 million tonnes of freight and mail in Paris, and 40 million passengers in airports abroad.

Boasting an exceptional geographic location and a major catchment area, Aéroports de Paris Group is pursuing its strategy of adapting and modernising its terminal facilities and upgrading quality of services; the Group also intends to develop its retail and real estate businesses. In 2012, Group revenue stood at €2,640 million and net income at €341 million.

Registered office: 291, boulevard Raspail, 75014 Paris, France. A public limited company (Société Anonyme) with share capital of €296,881,806. Registered in the Paris Trade and Company Register under no. 552 016 628 RCS Paris.