17/02/2015
When Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), part of the TCA Joint Venture (TCA-JV) of TAV, CCC and Arabtec, was awarded the contract to build the USD 3 billion, 7 million square-foot Midfield Terminal Building at Abu Dhabi International Airport, it had to meet a key customer requirement: completing this design/build project using a totally BIM-driven approach. “It was the first time that a customer asked us to run a project of this scale and complexity within one BIM platform so all stakeholders could share information and collaborate,” explained CCC Manager IS-Automation and Engineering Project BIM Manager Issam El-Absi. To meet this requirement, TCA-JV turned to Bentley software to implement a BIM solution.The client’s vision for the new Midfield Terminal Building project was both exciting and ambitious. It would involve the design and construction of a complete terminal building including passenger and cargo facilities, duty-free shops, and restaurants for a total capacity of up to 40 million people per year. The unique, X-shaped building would be located between two runways, making design and construction particularly difficult. “The client also wanted the design to provide an open and airy feel by incorporating large, column-free zones with steel-leaning arches supporting the soaring roof,” explained El-Absi. “The complexity of the structure in both design and shape posed a number of unusual engineering, construction, and procurement challenges.”Because of the complexity and scale of the project, the client, the Abu Dhabi Airports (ADA), required the main contractor awarded the contract to develop, communicate, and share a comprehensive BIM solution for all …