The document summarizes plans for an improvement project at the Iqaluit International Airport in Nunavut, Canada. Key points include:
1) The project involves repaving the runway, installing new runway lights and safety systems, and constructing a new combined services building and airport terminal building.
2) The existing airport facilities need replacing as the runway has reached the end of its lifespan, the terminal cannot handle increasing traffic volumes, and safety standards are difficult to meet with the current infrastructure.
3) A public-private partnership model is being used to ensure timely delivery, risk transfer, innovation, and job creation for the project. There is an emphasis on Inuit involvement, training, and use of
5. What is included in project?
1) Repaving the runway
2) New runway lights and other safety-
related systems
3) New combined services building (CSB)
4) New airport terminal building (ATB)
6. Why does Iqaluit need a new
airport?
• Runway has reached end of life-cycle
• Terminal can no longer handle volume of traffic
• Increasingly difficult to meet safety standards
• Combined Services Building too small
7. Statistics
• One of the largest private sector employers
• More than 20,000 aircraft movements in 2012
• 30 % of all aircraft activity in Nunavut
• Current passenger numbers exceed 140,000
• More than 40 % of all Nunavut travelers get
on or off planes in Iqaluit
8. Why a Public Private Partnership?
• Timely Delivery
• Risk Transfer
• Innovation
• Job Creation
P3 projects come in on time, on budget, and are
performance-based long-term contracts that
make the best use of taxpayer dollars.
9. Inuit Involvement
• An alternative to the NNI Policy has been
carefully developed
• Worked with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
(NTI) and larger Inuit firms
• Mandatory minimum requirements for Inuit
firms and Inuit labour
• Strong emphasis on Inuit training
10. After the Contract Ends
• Long lasting infrastructure
• Hand-back conditions
• 10-years of functionality
11. Key Dates
Description Date
Contract Signed September 2013
Construction Start May 2014
Interim Service Commencement for Existing Airport
Operations & Maintenance
July 2014
Power On in New Buildings September 2016
Operations Commencement in New Buildings August 2017
All Construction Complete December 2017
Contract End 2041