GACA Approval Support for Helipad Construction
GACA approval support for helipad construction assembles the construction-side documents behind the owner's GACAR Part 138 submission: drawings, obstacle surface inputs, lighting and marking datasheets, inspection records and as-builts. Approval belongs to the owner through the consultant. Delivered as one indexed document set for projects in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Khobar.
A helipad cannot operate until GACA is satisfied that it meets GACAR Part 138. That approval belongs to the owner. It is requested through the consultant, who prepares the submission and deals with GACA. This page is about the construction documents behind that submission, which is the part a contractor controls and where files most often turn out to be incomplete.
NLS Contractors assembles the construction-side set as part of the helipad works package. It does not file with GACA, and it does not promise an outcome or a date. What it does is make sure the consultant is not waiting on the contractor for paper.
The set is built to be indexed and checked. It normally contains the construction drawings and as-built drawings of the pad, with surveyed levels, dimensions and slopes. It contains the inputs the consultant needs for obstacle surface checks, such as as-built heights and positions of structures, plant and masts around the pad. It holds the datasheets for the lights, the markings and the wind direction indicator, so the consultant can show the visual aids match the design. It holds the inspection and test records: concrete cube and compaction results for a ground pad, material, weld and load records for a steel or rooftop structure, circuit tests and lighting function tests, and drainage and fire test records.
Each document is numbered and listed in an index against the clause it supports. The consultant can then move from a requirement in GACAR Part 138 or ICAO Annex 14 Volume II to the page that evidences it, instead of searching through site files at the end of the project.
Work that sits outside construction belongs elsewhere. Aeronautical studies, obstacle assessments and feasibility work for a heliport sit with Northlane Solutions (northlanesolution.com), the parent company, and are normally commissioned by the owner or consultant before design is fixed. Aviation lighting supply also sits with Northlane Solutions.
To include this support in a helipad price, send the heliport specification clauses on documentation, the consultant's list of required submittals and the programme dates. Deliverables are the indexed document set, the inspection and test records and the as-built drawings. Price and lead time depend on the scope, and the offer states both.
Specifications
- ✓Scope: indexed construction-side document set for the owner's GACAR Part 138 submission
- ✓Contents: drawings, obstacle surface inputs, lighting and marking datasheets, inspection and test records, as-builts
- ✓GACA approval belongs to the owner and runs through the consultant; this package does not file or guarantee approval
- ✓Aeronautical studies and feasibility work sit with Northlane Solutions (northlanesolution.com)
- ✓Handover: numbered document index mapped to specification clauses
Frequently Asked Questions
Does NLS Contractors obtain GACA approval?+
No. Approval belongs to the owner and is requested through the consultant. NLS Contractors supplies the construction documents the submission relies on and does not promise an outcome or a date.
Who does aeronautical studies and feasibility work?+
Northlane Solutions, the parent company, at northlanesolution.com. These are normally commissioned before design is fixed and are separate from the construction package.
What is in the indexed document set?+
Drawings and as-builts, obstacle surface inputs, datasheets for lights and markings, and inspection and test records, each numbered and mapped to the specification clause it supports.
Who supplies GACA Approval Support for Helipad Construction in Saudi Arabia?+
NLS Contractors (Northlane Solutions Company) supplies GACA Approval Support for Helipad Construction across Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Jubail. Send your specification and quantities to info@nlscontractors.com or info@northlanesolution.com for a quotation.