The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) on Tuesday, April 25, announced plans for an integrated master plan for both the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and the Wilson Airport.
In a tender notice, the agency indicated that the main aim behind the move was to improve service delivery owing to the increasing demand for air travel.
The authority asserted that the integrated plan would also help in the formulation of policies by the authority in relation to air travel for the next 20 years.
KAA added that the integrated plans would cut across the traffic and the infrastructure of both airports.
Other factors to be looked at during the review include the aviation operations, safety and security for both airports.
"The consultancy services will include the review of National Airports System Plans and master plans previously undertaken traffic studies and projections of future demand.
"It will also help in the formulation of updated integrated master plans and generation of capital development plans," read the statement in part.
On the other hand, the authority noted that the master plan would also involve the regulation and control of infrastructural development such as storey buildings around the two major airports in the capital.
KAA revealed that the consultancy services would take six months after the award of the tender.
"To be shortlisted, bidders are required to demonstrate successful completion of at least two integrated master plans for international airports complemented by evidence of planning of large and complex infrastructure projects in the last seven years.
"The consultancy period is expected to take no more than six months and will involve extensive stakeholder consultations, including site visits to the subject aerodromes for such consultations," read the notice in part.
According to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority(KCAA), JKIA and Wilson airports handle over 15 million passengers annually.
