GMR-Megawide submits lowest offer to upgrade Clark airport
THE CONSORTIUM of Megawide Construction Corp. and Bangalorebased GMR Infrastructure Ltd. has submitted the lowest-cost offer to upgrade the Clark International Airport (CIA), according to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).
The BCDA opened on Thursday the financial bids for the Clark International Airport (CIA) Phase I terminal upgrade, showing the GMR-Megawide consortium submitted the lowest offer at P9.36 billion. This was 25% lower than government’s set ceiling of P12.5 billion for the new airport terminal building.
“They ( GMR- Megawide) are the lowest rated bid right now, but we are going to make sure they are responsive as well,” Joshua M. Bingcang, BCDA vice-president and chairman of the Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC), told reporters.
Sinohydro Corp. made the second lowest bid at P10.68 billion, followed by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (P11.73 billion), China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd. (P12.3 billion), and the consortium of Tokwing Construction Corp. and China Machinery Engineering Corp. (P12.5 billion).
Only Megawide and Tokwing are the Philippine-based companies involved in the bidding.
The BCDA said the SBAC will do post-qualification evaluation and will award the contract on Dec. 18. Groundbreaking for the Clark project is scheduled on Dec. 20.
Mr. Bingcang said the SBAC will communicate with GMR-Megawide consortium’s clients to get feedback on past projects, as well as its banks to verify its funding capabilities.
If the GMR-Megawide consortium fails to meet the post-evaluation qualifications, the BCDA will then consider Sinohydro’s bid.
In 2014, the GMR-Megawide consortium won the contract for the P17.52- billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport ( MCIA) Passenger Terminal Building project under the Aquino administration’s flagship public- private partnership (PPP) program and the concession to develop MCIA for a period of 25 years.
In June this year, the GMR-Megawide consortium submitted a P208- billion unsolicited proposal for the 50-year long-term development of MCIA.
Megawide is also awaiting approval of the East-West Railway Project. It announced in July that it acquired a stake in the consortium composed of East-West Rail Transit Corporation and Alloy MTD, giving it the right to participate in the Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) rail project.
Megawide is also the private partner for the Southwest Integrated Terminal Exchange ( SWITX) an intermodal transport terminal intended to provide connectivity for commuters in the southern parts of Metro Manila.
Other PPP projects awarded to Megawide include the modernization of Philippine Orthopedic Center together with World Citi, and the school infrastructure project phase I and II.