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Marsa Alam Airport, Arabic Republic of Egypt

Client	Emak Marsa Alam, Arabic Republic of Egypt
Project Manager	NACO, The Hague, The Netherlands
Architect	NACO, The Hague, The Netherlands
Structural Engineer	ABT, Velp, The Netherlands
Built-up Area	20,000 m2
Start Design	1998
Start Construction	1999
Completion Project	2002

Project description

Design and construction of a runway including lights and Navaids and a new terminal building including facility buildings (ATC tower, fire fighting facilities). Utilities including generators, chill station, water station, sewage treatment and communication were also designed and constructed.

Special details

Marsa Alam Airport is built in the middle of a desert without any supply at all and all systems must be self-supporting. The area around the airport is still in development, so the possibility of extending the airport had to be taken into account. Furthermore, the employer demanded high quality but also strict budget control and time schedule. This required a high level of discipline on the part of the designing team, Deerns, NACO, and the Engineering Consultancy Group (ECG), a local party. Cutting down costs was realized by sub-contracting and by ‘Procurements of Goods’ (Packages) in fire fighting facilities, ambulances and First Aid facilities, and security facilities.
 

Involvement Deerns

In cooperation with ECG, Deerns was responsible for the design of electrical and mechanical installations. Deerns drafted the preliminary design, while ECG made the final design under supervision and quality control by Deerns. Airfield ground lighting, special systems, Navaids and communication systems were also designed by Deerns, from preliminary design until tender documents.