The Kuwait government is set to award a major contract to Turkish firm Limak Construction for the construction, furnishing and maintenance of a new passenger terminal building at Kuwait Airport, said a report.

The announcement was made by Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Shaikh Salman Sabah Salem Al Humoud Al Sabah following Cabinet's weekly meeting, reported Kuna.

The first stage of the new terminal will be built with a capacity of 13 million passenger capacity with provision to boost it later to 25 million.

The Limak deal is the largest tender won abroad in a single package by Turkish contractors, stated the report.

One of the most prestigious and top-tier global contractor companies, Limak is a specialist in the construction of airports, ports, highways, dams, hydroelectric power plants, treatment plants, industrial plants, pipelines and hotels.