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Construction contracts worth about $4.75 billion awarded
The Straits Times
|May 06, 2025
Two contracts worth a total of about $4.75 billion have been awarded for the building of the substructure and airside infrastructure at Changi Airport Terminal 5 ahead of the start of construction later in May.
The airport's operator said on May 5 that the substructure includes the foundation and basements of the main passenger terminal.
Changi Airport Group (CAG) said the substructure contract, valued at about $3.8 billion, was awarded to a joint venture between the Singapore branch of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and Obayashi Singapore, a subsidiary of Obayashi Corporation, one of Japan's biggest general contractors.
The joint venture will be responsible for building the foundation and basements of the main passenger terminal and ground transport centre, and a portion of the tunnels linking T5 and the existing Terminal 2.
Covering about 140ha with a basement depth of up to 28m, the substructure site is equivalent to about 5,200 Olympic-size swimming pools.
This story is from the May 06, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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