Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) recently selected joint venture Innovation Next+ as the design-build contractor for its $855 million Terminal F and Skylink Station project.
The Irving, Texas-based JV includes Archer Western Construction LLC, Turner Construction Co., Phillips/May Corp., HJ Russell & Co. and CARCON Industries, in addition to PGAL design team members Gensler and Muller2. The DFW board voted on Feb. 1 to authorize a contract with the JV.
The plan is to build a 400,000 square meter dual-cargo building with 15 narrow-body aircraft gates, plus a station on the airport’s Skylink passenger transport system. The team will use a modular construction approach to allow future modules to be added without having to move Skylink infrastructure, DFW board records show. Airport officials have previously said they planned to add up to 24 gates with the new terminal.
DFW has previously had success using modular methods. A team including Archer Western, HJ Russell, Phillips/May and PGAL completed an upgrade of Terminal C in 2022 using six modules, each weighing between 450 and 550 tonnes.
This would be DFW’s sixth terminal. Construction is expected to begin in June and the terminal will open in 2027.
Four teams submitted qualifications for the project, DFW board records show. In addition to Innovation Next+, the others were Mod DB 3.0 of Dallas, Terminal F Aviation Builders of Dallas and B&H Office Solutions of Haslet, Texas, although officials said B&H’s submission did not meet the sun’s specifications request
The airport board set 25 percent minority- and women-owned business venture participation goals for design and construction, and records show Innovation Next+ committed to a 29.75 percent stake of M/WBE for design and 30% for construction.
The airport plans to solicit separate contracts for related infrastructure projects that support the terminal.
Last May, DFW announced it had signed a 10-year lease and use agreement with American Airlines. The deal includes $4.8 billion in planned capital investments, including the construction of Terminal F. At the time, American CEO Robert Isom said in a statement that the capital plan “lays the foundation for the North American region, DFW and North Texas will continue to grow for years to come.”
The capital plan also includes plans for improvements to Terminal C and extensions to Terminals A and C.
