Project

Auckland Airport Expansion

PROJECT STATUS
Announced
Auckland Airport Expansion

The Auckland Airport expansion and redevelopment will improve and upgrade Auckland Airport, with its biggest project being a new domestic terminal that will sit at the end of the international terminal. 

The program involves the 250,000-square metre expansion of the airfield in order to allow for a number of projects to occur. The airfield expansion earthworks, involving the laying of the foundations, have are underway.

The scope of the project includes:

  • the NZ $2.2 billion new Domestic Terminal (previously known as the Terminal Integration Programme) which will build a new domestic terminal under the same roof as the international terminal, and
  • $NZ 1.7 billion on integration between domestic and international travel.

The integration project includes a Transport Hub (NZ$200 million), which commenced operations progressively from April 2024, and ongoing upgrades to the existing domestic terminal (NZ$75 million). 

The Northern Network and SH20B improvements (NZ$160 million) were completed in 2021.

Originally, eight anchor projects were envisioned to be delivered in four phases. However, due to COVID-19, this was reset in August 2021, with progress on major works to be governed by the pace of aviation recovery.

Key Dates

Aug 2019 Contract Award: International Taxiway & Remote Stands
Aug 2019 Contract Award: New International Arrivals Area
Aug 2019 Contract Award: Northern Network Roads Upgrades
Feb 2021 Contract Award: Terminal Integration Programme
Nov 2022 Construction Commencement
Jan 2029 Expected Construction Completion

Procurement

Procuring Agency: Auckland Airport
Related contracts:
International Taxiway & Remote Stands
Successful Tenderer - CPB Contractors

New International Arrivals Area
Successful Tenderer - Hawkins

Northern Network Roads Upgrades
Successful Tenderer - Downer

Terminal Development Plan
Successful Tenderer - Mott MacDonald, Grimshaw, Holmes, Architectus, Maynard

Terminal Integration Enabling framework
Successful Tenderer - Beca, Architectus

PROJECT HISTORY

2014 Auckland Airport released it’s 30 year masterplan, which the infrastructure program is based on. According to the masterplan, the expansion will be undertaken in four phases.
May 2017 A consortium comprising Mott MacDonald, Holmes Consulting, Architectus and Grimshaw was selected to design and develop a combined domestic and international terminal, which covers building works over the next 10 years. This comprises the new integrated domestic terminal, border processing expansion and transport and car parking facilities.
Jul 2017 Auckland Airport announced NZ$1.8 billion (A$1.68 billion) will be invested over 2018-2022 on projects across various phases to accommodate growing passenger and flight demand.
May 2019 CPB Contractors was selected as the preferred contractor to convert more than 250,000 square metres of land into new airfield space and to deliver an additional taxiway, extension of an existing taxiway and development of six remote stands for parking and servicing of aircraft. Construction will begin in mid-2019 with expected completion by late-2021.
Dec 2019 Works began on laying a new fuel pipeline below the airfield. This will support airfield works and any future development works undertaken to support anticipated growth.
Feb 2020 Works began to redevelop and widen Laurence Stevens Drive. The project is being undertaken by Fulton Hogan and is expected to be complete by the end of 2020.
Mar 2020 Auckland Airport announced that it has decided to suspend selected capital expenditure projects with a completed value of more than NZ$2 billion until there is more certainty about the impact on the aviation sector following the spread of COVID-19. While some smaller projects are still under review, the suspended projects include the second runway, Domestic Jet Hub, a multi-storey car park and Park-and-Ride South.
Aug 2021 The Auckland Airport announced a refreshed pathway for its forward infrastructure program. Four of the eight previous anchor projects remain on hold, while some works on the Domestic Jet Hub, Northern Network and SH20B improvements, a new transport hub, and ongoing upgrades to existing domestic terminal were expected to continue. Their phased progress is to be determined by the pace of aviation sector's recovery from COVID-19. Projects which have been placed on hold include expansion of international airfield and taxiway capacity; new cargo precinct; new international arrivals area; and  second runway.
Mar 2023 Auckland Airport announced a revised project cost of NZ$3.9 billion for the total Auckland Airport Expansion program, increased from NZ$1.8 billion when originally announced. The Board approved the project to move into the final stages of design.
May 2024 Auckland Airport released the proposed design of the domestic terminal and confirmed the funding split of the $3.9 billion project includes $2.2 billion for the new domestic terminal and $1.7 billion for integrating domestic and international travel.
Major Contract

Auckland Airport Expansion - Transport Hub

PROJECT STATUS
Under Delivery
Auckland Airport Expansion - Transport Hub

The Auckland Airport Expansion - Transport Hub is one of the eight initial anchor projects identified in the Auckland Airport Expansion program and one of the four chosen to continue in the August 2021 Covid Reset Plan.

The Transport Hub will be a four-storey structure built on the footprint of the current international carpark. It will be connected to the international terminal and the upcoming new domestic terminal by an enclosed skybridge. It includes:

  • 70,000m2 building
  • 200m long, each floor of the four-storey structure is the size of two rugby fields with a double height ground floor
  • Four levels of short-term car parking above the public drop-off / pick-up opening late-2024
  • Space allocated alongside for future mass rapid transit station
  • 1.2-megawatt solar array to help power public EV charging stations and 5-Star Green office building under construction next to the Transport Hub

The transport hub is expected to accommodate both commercial and public transport options.

Built to double height, the ground floor of the four-storey building will accommodate buses as well as cars, with the upper floors featuring smart car parking, electric vehicle charging stations and office spaces.

Key Dates

Jun 2022 Contract Award
Nov 2022 Construction Commencement
Apr 2024 Construction Completion: Stage One - Ground Floor
2024 Expected Construction Completion

Procurement

Procuring Agency: Auckland Airport
Successful Tenderer: ICON Construction - Main Works Contract
Related contracts:
Enabling Works - East Airfield Building Relocation
Successful Tenderer - Built Environs and McConnell Dowell Joint Venture

Structural peer review
Successful Tenderer - BG&E

PROJECT HISTORY

Aug 2021 As part of the August 2021 reset, Auckland Airport announced that the Transport Hub will progress as one of four active anchor projects. However, it is anticipated that the progress on major works of the Hub will be governed by the pace of aviation recovery.
Jun 2022 Built Environs and McConnell Dowell were awarded an enabling works contract for the East Airfield Building Relocation. This contract involves the construction of a transitional waste facility, an effluent waste facility, a security check point, and a livestock shed.
Jun 2022 ICON was awarded the Main Works contract for the Auckland Airport Transport Hub.
Jun 2022 Enabling works commenced on the project.
Nov 2022 Main works commenced on the project.
Feb 2023 Auckland Airport announced that the delivery of the new Transport Hub will include 1.2 megawatts of solar generation, which will power the offices and electric vehicle charging stations within its car park.
Mar 2024 Auckland Airport announced the completion of the first stage of the Transport Hub, comprising the ground floor of the international terminal. Operations commenced on 3 April 2024.
Estimated Total Cost
(2021)
Sector
Other Transport
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
New Zealand |
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Major Contract

Auckland Airport Expansion - New Domestic Terminal

PROJECT STATUS
Awarded
Auckland Airport Expansion - New Domestic Terminal

The Auckland Airport - New Domestic Terminal (previously known as the Domestic Jet Hub and the Terminal Integration Programme) will deliver a new domestic jet terminal connected to the existing international terminal. The new NZ$2.2 billion plus project will provide direct access between domestic and international travel and reduced connection times.

The project has an estimated total cost of NZ$2.2 billion (A$2 billion) and comprises the delivery of:

  • a new domestic terminal
  • construction of 12 new domestic aircraft gates built to specifications to accommodate the world’s largest passenger planes with a wingspan of 65m to 80m
  • five-minute indoor connection to the existing international terminal
  • additional dwelling and retail space, and
  • a smart baggage system.

As part of the August 2021 reset in its forward infrastructure program, Auckland Airport expects the progress on major works of the Domestic Jet Hub to be governed by the pace of aviation recovery.

Key Dates

Sep 2024 Contract Award
Sep 2024 Expected Construction Commencement
2029 Expected Construction Completion

Procurement

Procuring Agency: Auckland Airport
Successful Tenderer: Domestic Jet Terminal Building: Hawkins
Procurement note:

An interim project alliance agreement has been reached between Auckland Airport, Hawkins, Fletcher Construction, and Mott Macdonald, with the agreement to be finalised once financial issues are agreed upon by the alliance parties.

Related contracts:
Architectural Design
Successful Tenderer - Mott MacDonald-led consortium: Jasmax, Grimshaw, Holmes, Maynard Design Consultancy and Worley

Fuel Network Upgrades
Successful Tenderer - McConnell Dowell

WP2 Western Terminal civil works
Successful Tenderer - McConnell Dowell

WP2 Western Terminal enabling works
Successful Tenderer - Built Environs

PROJECT HISTORY

Feb 2020 An interim Project Alliance agreement was reached between Auckland Airport, Hawkins, Fletcher Construction, and Mott Macdonald, with the agreement to be finalised once financial aspects are agreed upon by the Alliance parties.
Mar 2020 Auckland Airport announced the decision to suspend selected capital expenditure projects with a completed value of more than NZ$2 billion until there is more certainty about the impact on the aviation sector following the spread of COVID-19. While some smaller projects are still under review, the suspended projects include the second runway, Domestic Jet Hub, a multi-storey car park and Park-and-Ride South.
Aug 2021 Auckland Airport announced that enabling works for the Domestic Jet Hub would commence in early 2022. This includes demolishing and relocating the legacy eastern baggage hall, livestock holding area, and waste disposal facilities, relocating key utilities, relocating the operations control centre and emergency operations centre, and carrying out ground, services, and technical investigations. Timing on major works of the project are to be determined by the pace of aviation sector's recovery from COVID-19.
Dec 2022 As part of the Terminal Integration Programme, a Built Environs and McConnell Dowell Joint Venture was awarded the WP2 Western Terminal enabling works contract. This includes the relocation of the existing parking areas and the construction of a new trucking route as well as renovations to parts of the Ground Floor, Ground Mezzanine, and Level 1 of the Western Terminal.
Feb 2023 Built Environs and McConnell Dowell started enabling works with demolition of existing parking areas.
Mar 2023 Auckland Airport announced the recommencing of delivery of its terminal upgrade project with the final design stage approved by the Board. It also confirmed the new project cost to be NZ$2.2 billion - the largest component of the Airport Expansion.
Jun 2023 Built Environs confirmed they were awarded Work Package Two of the terminal project at Auckland International Airport by Auckland International Airport. The project is forecast to be completed in mid 2025.
May 2024 Auckland Airport released designs for the domestic terminal.
Jun 2024 Auckland Airport announced that the East Terminal Expansion connecting the international terminal with the new domestic terminal was more than 20 per cent complete. The Airport estimated construction would be completed by 2028 or 2029.
Sep 2024 Auckland Airport awarded an NZ$800 million (A$734 million) contract to deliver building works to Hawkins, a subsidiary of Downer Group. These works comprise three packages: a new Headhouse, a 240-metre gate pier, and landside civil works. This contract is to be delivered under a collaborative model, with Hawkins having worked with Auckland Airport in an Early Contractor Involvement phase since February 2022. Construction was expected to commence in September 2024 and be completed by 2029.
Sep 2024 Auckland Airport announced a NZ$1.4 billion (A$1.3 billion) equity raise to finance the Auckland Airport Expansion program. The raise comprises an underwritten placement of NZ$1.2 billion (A$1.1 billion) and a non-underwritten retail offer of up to NZ$200 million (A$184 million).