WSP, a leading provider of independent engineering services, and Jordanian consultant Consolidated Consultants (CC), have jointly won a contract for a $800-million passenger terminal at Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) in capital Amman.

The new terminal is being built under a Public Private Partnership (P3) agreement between Jordan and Airport International Group, the airport concessionaire.

As per the deal, WSP-CC joint venture will be the independent engineer for the new passenger terminal at QAIA.

They have also been re-appointed by the project financiers, led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), to provide technical advice and support related to the project financing for the project.

Commenting on the project win, WSP director Jim Ratliff said: "Our re-appointment to this high profile project reflects WSP’s increasing presence right across the aviation sector, from front-end planning to design and environmental consultancy."

WSP, said the official, had been providing independent engineering services at QAIA, as part of WSP + CC, since their initial appointment in December 2007.

"We have worked on several of the world’s largest airports such as the new Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha, which is ongoing, and Heathrow/Gatwick Airports so this just consolidates our offering," stated Ratliff.

“In the UK our structures, building services and acoustics teams are helping to further upgrade Heathrow airport and we have just finished a connectivity study on Leeds Bradford International Airport,” he added.-TradeArabia News Service