C. Mer Industries Ltd. (TASE: CMER), which provides security and communications solutions, has won a tender for the design, supply, installation, and maintenance of technological systems at Israel's new international airport, named after Ilan and Asaf Rimon, in Timna near Eilat. The contract is estimated at NIS 15 million.
The new airport, designed for international and domestic flights, is planned to replace the current airports in Eilat and Ovda, and is expected to serve two million passengers a year.
Scheduled to begin operations in April 2017, the new airport will include a terminal and spacious duty-free halls for passengers, parking space for airplanes, takeoff runways and transportation, a modern control tower, operating areas, convenience stores, and a system of roads and parking lots.
C. Mer will building a 14-kilometer protection system at the new airport, and will also establish a closed circuit television system with 400 cameras for observation and control of the airport and passenger halls, support and maintenance buildings, a control system at the entrance to the airport, and a public address system.
The company will install its Secure-M NG command and control system at the airport control center, which will control all the elements in the system and will also be interfaced with the airport operating and safety systems.
Under the agreement, C. Mer will also provide maintenance services, training, and airport services for 12 years.
C. Mer CEO Nir Lempert stated, "I welcome the continuation of our joint work with the Israel Airport Authority in construction of the systems for the new airport in Timna. The operational challenges currently facing airports worldwide are difficult, and require a broad perspective of all the aspects of an airport, including the airport information and management systems, low-tension systems, security and defense systems, data transmission, IoT, and a response to cyber attacks, while maintaining energy and electricity saving and environmental awareness. We are using our international experience in these areas and the broad scope of the group's solutions to provide an optimal response."
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on August 28, 2016
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