Manchester Airport Departure Lounge CGI December 2019

Manchester Airport is undergoing a £1bn expansion which is due to complete in 2024

MAG appoints contractors to £60m services framework

Manchester Airports Group has selected a professional team to work across its property portfolio, including architects, cost consultants, surveyors and engineers. 

The Engineering Project Management and Design Services framework was procured across eight lots, with the winning firms including Aecom, Mace, Turner & Townsend, Atkins, AHR Architects and others. 

Disciplines covered by the £60m framework include quantity surveying; interior design; structural engineering; site investigation; ecology; architecture; BIM design; and fire consultancy. 

The contractors appointed to the four lots concerning Manchester Airport and East Midlands Airport are: 

Lot 1: Project Management Services:  

  • Mace 
  • Lendlease Consulting  
  • Capita Property and Infrastructure 
  • Turner & Townsend Project Management 

Lot 2: Multidisciplinary Engineering Services: 

  • Aecom 
  • Costain 
  • Mott Macdonald  
  • Arcadis Consulting  
  • Jacobs UK 

Lot 3: Airport Advisory Services: 

  • Jacobs UK 
  • Mott Macdonald 
  • Atkins  

Lot 4: Architectural Services: 

  • Strzala Architects 
  • AHR Architects  
  • Pascal+Watson 

Ancoats-based Strzala, which specialises in transport architecture, is the only winning contractor whose headquarters are in the North West. 

Strzala has a longstanding relationship with MAG, having delivered several projects including electronic gates at Terminal Three and a waiting lounge for Emirates airline at Terminal One.  

Lots one and two are worth £20m each, while lots three and four are each worth £10m.  

The framework, which contains a further four lots worth a further £60m covering Stansted Airport, is expected to be in place for five years. 

Manchester Airport is currently undergoing a £1bn transformation, with contractor Laing O’Rourke delivering a major overhaul of Terminal 2. The first redeveloped passenger pier has now opene,d with the updated terminal building set to open in 2020. 

At present, Manchester Airport is operating from a single terminal as a result of significantly reduced passenger numbers because of Covid-19.

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