Port Awards Master Contract for Oakland International Airport Addition

OAKLAND-Four Bay Area firms have been awarded a $42.6 million master architect and design contract from the Port of Oakland to work on Oakland International Airport’s new terminal complex. The firms are KPa Consulting Engineers Inc., Kwan Henmi Architecture/Planning Inc, Powell & Partners Architects, all based in Oakland, and Hellmuth, Obata, Kassabaum Inc. of San Francisco.

The terminal expansion project is part of the airport’s proposed $800 million development program that includes 18 projects that will enable the airport to ultimately handle 13.8 million passengers and one million metric tons of cargo. Airport officials anticipate the number of annual passengers to grow from more than 10 million to 14 million over the next five years.

Hellmuth, Obata, Kassabaum Inc.’s aviation group has led the planning and design of more than 40 major airport projects worldwide, including Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Main and East Terminals; the Washington Dulles International Airport Midfield Terminal, Orlando International Airport Airside 2 and South Terminal Complex, San Francisco International Airport Boarding Area G and London Heathrow Terminals 3 and 5.