MEGAWIDE-GMR LEADS BIDDING FOR CLARK PROJECT

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enhance the development of provide support to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport,” Bingcang said.

Bingcang noted that an expanded Clark airport would be able cater to passengers particularly from Central and Northern on NAIA, the country’s primary gateway.

Contract awarding is scheduled on December 15 while the groundbreaking ceremony is expected to be held on December for completion before the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term.

“From December 20, 2017 until June 2020 is the construction of the project,” Bingcang said.

expansion project is among the projects lined up under the publicprivate partnership program of the government.

Development Corporation and JG Summit Holdings had earlier submitted an unsolicited proposal for the long-term development of Clark International Airport for

- pointed Changi Airports International as its technical partner for such an undertaking. CAI is a wholly- owned subsidiary of Changi Airport Group, the operator of Singapore’s Changi Airport.

“We are still consulting with our partners from the other agencies,” Bingcang said, referring to the Filinvest-JG Summit proposal.

“I think the Department of response to that proposal,” Bingcang said.