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| Arcadis to provide services for the expansion of the largest airport in Brazil Dutch engineering consultancy Arcadis NV (AMS:ARCAD) said that its Brazilian subsidiary Arcadis Logos has signed a contract to provide project management (PM) consultancy services for 27 months, for the first phase of the expansion of the Guarulhos Airport, in São Paulo. Guarulhos is the largest airport in Brazil with 25 million passengers per year. The expansion project is part of the infrastructure investment program launched by the Brazilian Federal Government to cope with the increasing passenger demand, now boosted by the two upcoming major sports events: the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. The client is the private company Concessionária do Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos S.A. that is owned by private investors (51%) and the state-owned company Infraero (49%), which formed after the recent competition for the airport concession. The first phase of the R$3 billion project is scheduled to be accomplished by the beginning of 2014 and comprises building a new terminal - increasing the airport´s total handling capacity from the current 30 million to 60 million passengers per year - and improving parking lots, runways, yards and access roads. At the peak of activities, a team of 50 Arcadis professionals will work at the jobsite. Arcadis Logos will also count on the expertise of professionals from Arcadis group company EC Harris, to support the project with its expertise on Built Asset Consultancy. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Construction News :: home page |