Rafic Hariri International Airport Reconstruction & Rehabilitation of 3 Jet A1 Storage Tanks

Employer

Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR)
General Directorate for Civil Aviation

Role of BUTEC

Main contractor

Awarded

2006

Completed

2007

Scope of Work

The project consisted mainly of rebuilding facilities destroyed during the war of July 2006 including 3 fuel storage steel tanks with a concrete skin for protection and a supported cone roof. The capacity of each tank is 6 000 m3

  • 2 restored as follows:
    •  Bottom 10%
    •  Shell 40%
    •  Roof structure 100%
    •  Roof plates 100%
    •  Accessories 100%
    •  Painting (internal and external) 100%
    •  Fire fighting system (water cooling & foam networks) 100%
    •  Control system and instrumentation 100%
  • 1 completely rebuilt including all related works, concrete ring foundation, dikes and roads
  • Reconstruction of site networks
    • Kerosene filling and emptying systems
    • Fire fighting system