Polimeks to Build Ashgabat International Airport, the Largest Project Ever to Be Undertaken

Press Release 12 January 2013

Polimeks, one of Turkey’s biggest contractors, won the 2 billion 253 million dollar turnkey tender for the Ashgabat International Airport project. With this tender, Polimeks has undertaken the largest project ever to be carried out by a Turkish contractor abroad. The project aims to provide employment for around 20 thousand people. Polimeks to build Ashgabat International Airport, the largest project ever to be undertaken by a Turkish contractor abroad

Polimeks Construction, one of Turkey’s biggest contractors, won the tender for the construction of Ashgabat International Airport. The largest project ever to be undertaken by a Turkish contractor abroad, the Ashgabat International Airport construction project is valued at 2 billion 253 million dollars. The construction of the new airport, whose design was inspired by the national symbols and values of Turkmenistan, begins in January 2013 and is planned to be completed in 2016. The new airport, built on an enclosed area of 350,000 m2, will receive 14 million passengers per year.

Polimeks chairman Erol Tabanca stated that, upon completion, the Ashgabat International Airport would be an important airport not just in Turkmenistan but on an international level. He added that Polimeks was proud to of winning this tender and of taking on the responsibility for one of the biggest investments of the Turkmen state. Tabanca said “We would like to offer our thanks to the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for his belief and faith in us, and to the Turkish authorities who have ensured the continuation of positive trade relations between the two countries.” Tabanca highlighted the fact that Polimeks has carried out many projects in Turkmenistan over the last 17 years, adding:

“The construction of Ashgabat International Airport will begin in January 2013 and is planned to be completed in 2016. The value of our new project is 2 billion 253 million dollars. Since our company’s foundation until today, we have put our name to 120 projects. This project will be the second airport we have constructed in Turkmenistan. The project design, also carried out by Polimeks, was inspired by Oğuz Khan, an important figure in Turkmen history, and by the falcon, also an important symbol in Turkmen culture.

We are currently continuing with the construction of the 3.69 million dollar Ashgabat Olympic Complex, the Ashgabat Technology Centre and the Awaza Congress Centre. We are very proud and happy to provide such a service to Turkmenistan and as such to open this window of opportunity for employment for our country. Within this project we aim to provide employment for around 20 thousand people.” In 2012, Polimeks was ranked at number 56 on the “Top 225 International Contractors” list, published by the international Engineering News Record (EMR), the most prestigious publication of the construction sector, and was the first among Turkish companies on this list

About the Ashgabat International Airport project:

Construction on the Ashgabat International Airport begins in January 2013 and is aimed to be completed by 2016. The airport will include: a passenger terminal; VIP terminal; air traffic control tower; indoor and outdoor parking lots with a total capacity for 3,000 vehicles; a cargo terminal with an annual load capacity of 200,000 tonnes; an aircraft maintenance hangar with a capacity for three planes; a catering building; new fuel supply facilities; fire-fighting buildings; maintenance-repair and warehouse facilities; a civil aviation school; a flight and cabin training simulation building; a hospital; dormitory; and indoor sports hall. Including the administrative and technical support facilities, the project will cover a total area of around 350,000 m2.

The project also includes the construction of a new 3,800 meter CAT III runway with Code F capacity that can accommodate the Airbus A380 and Boeing B747-8, the largest existing passenger aircrafts, as well as parallel taxiways and aprons. The existing runway and taxiways will continue to be used following modification. A total of 2.3 million m2 of runways, aprons and taxiways will be constructed within this project.

The supply and operation of the new runway, apron and ground service vehicles, the new air traffic control systems, simulators, equipment for the maintenance hangar, security systems, information technologies systems and the supply and installation of all similar technical equipment and related training are included within the scope of the project. It is planned that the new airport will provide services to Ashgabat for the next 30 years.

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