The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has put out an invitation to
civil engineering contractors to bid for the rehabilitation of a runway
at the Cape Town International Airport.
The rehabilitation of runway 01/19 will entail the strengthening of graded strips on both sides of the runway totalling 2 368 000 m2, the application of a friction layer to the runway’s 192 000 m2 surface and improvements to its transverse slope by increasing its camber from its centerline to its shoulders.
The thresholds and taxiways up to the 50 m aircraft holding points will also be repaired, while airfield ground lighting will be replaced and permanent runway closure crosses installed.
To adhere to the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s recommendation for runway strips, that calls for a minimum bearing capacity, ACSA said loose sandy soil on the strip area would be removed and replaced with compacted gravel. This will be covered with topsoil and grass will be planted.
The project was expected to start in September and would be completed in July 2013.
The works would commence after the last scheduled departure at night until the first scheduled departure in the morning.
Bidders are required to be a valid minimum Level 4 broad-based black economic-empowerment contributor and must be accredited as an 8CE contractor by the Construction Industry Development Board.
All bids must be submitted at the Cape Town International Airport before 12:00 on June 11.
The rehabilitation of runway 01/19 will entail the strengthening of graded strips on both sides of the runway totalling 2 368 000 m2, the application of a friction layer to the runway’s 192 000 m2 surface and improvements to its transverse slope by increasing its camber from its centerline to its shoulders.
The thresholds and taxiways up to the 50 m aircraft holding points will also be repaired, while airfield ground lighting will be replaced and permanent runway closure crosses installed.
To adhere to the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s recommendation for runway strips, that calls for a minimum bearing capacity, ACSA said loose sandy soil on the strip area would be removed and replaced with compacted gravel. This will be covered with topsoil and grass will be planted.
The project was expected to start in September and would be completed in July 2013.
The works would commence after the last scheduled departure at night until the first scheduled departure in the morning.
Bidders are required to be a valid minimum Level 4 broad-based black economic-empowerment contributor and must be accredited as an 8CE contractor by the Construction Industry Development Board.
All bids must be submitted at the Cape Town International Airport before 12:00 on June 11.
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