RAF Marham
Sector
Defence
Value
£550m
Delivery team
AECOM
Since its initial appointment in 2010, AECOM, alongside its supply chain partners, has supported the UK Ministry of Defence across all stages of delivery of £550m of facilities and infrastructure, transforming RAF Marham into the Main Operating Base for the F-35B.
AECOM worked closely with the Royal Air Force, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Defence Equipment & Support, delivery contractors and wider stakeholders to define and deliver operational and infrastructure requirements for the fifth-generation aircraft, where no established benchmark existed.
The complex programme comprised seven construction contracts across 10 development sites, including 90% of the aircraft operating surfaces, delivered while maintaining Tornado fast jet and other essential operations.
A Consistent Core Team Provided Continuity
Through careful programme planning and works phasing, AECOM maximised construction efficiencies while minimising operational disruption, with key infrastructure completed ahead of the first F-35B arrival in mid-2018.
A consistent core team provided continuity and quality assurance from RIBA Stages 1 to 6, while regular value engineering and design development and assurance supported affordable and efficient solutions
This included LED airfield ground lighting that reduced civil works, improved installation safety and delivered 60% greater operational cost efficiency.
