Development Advisory for CAA Owned Lands

The project was a part of the Civil Aviation’s effort to utilize available lands around the airports in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore. The objective was to build infrastructure supporting the airport itself, as well as to generate economic activity and income from these lands to support the Civil Aviation’s budgetary requirements.

185 acres were earmarked for the above purpose in Lahore for the creation of Aviation & Business Precincts planned to be undertaken on a PPP mode. Key aspects associated with the project included;

• Identification of relevant projects and their individual feasibilities related to the aerotropolis.
• Assessment of infrastructure requirements for building an Aviation & Business Precinct.
• Preparation of basic specifications and standards for infrastructure and lot sizes.
• Basic infrastructure design for all necessary utilities to be interconnected with the existing infrastructure.
• Preparation of project phasing plan and a masterplan for the development.
• Preparation of a land-use plan and basic byelaws for the proposed precincts.
• Establishing effectiveness of new infrastructure – hierarchy of circulation and utilities networks.
• Zoning in accordance with Noise Levels – Aircraft Noise Impact on Land-use
• Building Height Considerations as per regulations by CAA/ NAFCP
• Identifying ideal contract sizes in terms of discipline and value based on markets resource capacity.
• Preparing project cashflows and budget requirements.
• Creating transaction structures for projects to be undertaken on PPP basis.

Based on the above considerations, a master plan along with land-use plan and preliminary engineering design was undertaken.