Airport owner SMABT (Syndicat Mixte de l'Aéroport Beauvais Tillé) awarded the contract to the consortium, which consists of Egis, Serena Industrial Partners, Bouygues Construction 1, Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur, and TIIC (a pan-European firm investing into mid-market infrastructure projects).
Much-needed modernisation
France’s tenth largest airport, Paris-Beauvais has outgrown its existing facilities. The overall design and layout, conceived by the Ameller Dubois architectural and Egis engineering teams, will deliver an additional 1,000m2 of commercial space and 2,000 extra parking spaces.
The consortium hopes to win BREEAM Excellent 2 certification and the renovation work will be concentrated exclusively on the airport site. By reusing the existing terminals (which will be linked by a connecting building to centralise passenger flows) and aprons, greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 30% compared to building a new terminal of equivalent capacity, the consortium said.
The project is divided into a 22-month study phase and a 38-month construction phase, during which the new infrastructure will be progressively brought into service. The project, worth almost €190m, has been awarded to a design-build consortium led by Bouygues Bâtiment Grand Ouest, which has a strong presence in the Beauvais area.
Ambitious commitments
Bellova has set itself the target of achieving ACA (Airport Carbon Accreditation) level 3+ from 2028, then ACA level 4+ before 2032. This ACA 4+ level corresponds to ambitious reduction targets in absolute terms, in order to be compatible with the Paris Agreement. In particular, more than 120,000m² of shaded photovoltaic panels are planned for the visitor car parks.
Bellova has made strong commitments to involve local businesses, with some 15 exclusive agreements. Around 35,000 hours of work experience have been set aside for people who have been excluded from the labour market. A minimum of ten employees on work-study contracts is also planned for the duration of the contract.
The project is expected to generate a large number of direct and indirect jobs (the airport currently accounts for 1,200 direct jobs and around 3,000 jobs in total).
Frédéric Mor, Egis director of consulting and operations for France, said: “Bellova is here for 30 years. In terms of decarbonising airport activities, our ambition is in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, with the deployment of innovative solutions to achieve this.
“Modernising our facilities will significantly improve the quality of service for passengers, which will of course help to raise the profile of the Beauvais area and further enhance the pride of the people who work at the airport.”
