Budapest Airport has launched one of the largest planning tenders in its history, laying the groundwork for a comprehensive, long-term redevelopment of Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The ambitious programme includes a brand-new terminal, additional passenger piers, a railway station, new roads, parking facilities and extensive upgrades across the airport’s infrastructure.
According to procurement documents published in the European Union’s TED public procurement database and shared by Magyar Építők, the airport operator is seeking to conclude framework agreements with several design firms for a period of 96 months. The tender is intended to prepare a comprehensive development programme rather than a single construction project.
New terminal, passenger piers and railway station planned
The planned developments cover virtually every part of the airport. Among the key projects are:
- A new landside Main Terminal Building (MTB);
- Expansion and modernisation of the existing Terminal 2A, Terminal 2B and SkyCourt;
- Construction of a new Pier E passenger pier;
- New aircraft aprons and taxiways;
- Runway-related infrastructure;
- A new air traffic control tower;
- Aircraft hangars;
- Multi-storey car parks;
- A railway station providing direct rail access to the airport;
- A hotel;
- An energy centre and utility buildings;
- A geothermal power plant;
- New roads, parking areas and other supporting infrastructure.
The documents indicate that design work could be carried out simultaneously for buildings covering approximately 30,000 square metres of net floor area, alongside around 175,000 square metres of aircraft aprons and taxiways.
Winning the tender does not guarantee contracts
According to Magyar Építők, the procurement does not automatically award work to the successful bidders. Instead, Budapest Airport will sign framework agreements with multiple design companies, with individual projects allocated later through separate competitive bidding rounds.
For each development element, the participating firms will submit new bids, and contracts will only be awarded following these mini-competitions. According to the procurement documents, individual design contracts worth EUR 10–12 million could be awarded during these competition rounds.
Designers will oversee projects from concept to construction
The selected lead designers will be responsible for far more than producing architectural concepts. Their work may cover the entire planning process, including:
- preparing investment programmes;
- developing conceptual and preliminary designs;
- producing approval and permit documentation;
- supporting the permitting process;
- preparing detailed construction documentation;
- assisting with procurement procedures for selecting construction contractors.
The extensive scope shows the airport operator’s intention to create a coordinated long-term masterplan for Hungary’s main international gateway. While no construction timetable has yet been announced, the tender marks a significant step towards one of the largest airport expansion programmes ever planned in Hungary.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Not even our grandkids will live to see any of this. There’s a better chance we’ll invent teleportation sooner than this will be built.
And anyway, they want us to stop flying so only “they” will get to jet around in their enormous private aircraft. To sAVe tHe pLAnEt, you know.