AIRPORT MCIAA to complete admin building

The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) yesterday said it will finish the construction of the administration building, which was stopped years ago because of alleged irregularities by the past administration.

In an interview, MCIAA General Manager Steve Dicdican said that they may pass a supplemental budget to continue the project, as it is not included in the agency’s 2018 annual budget.

Dicdican said the incomplete structure of the building will go to waste if they will not continue its implementation.

Assistant General Manager Glenn Napuli said they wrote letters to the Office of the Ombudsman, Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) and Department of Transportation (DOTC) to ask if they can proceed with the project.

“All these agencies opined that there is no prohibition to proceed with the project,” Napuli said.

The administration building project was allocated P120 million by the MCIAA Board and only P20 million to P27 million was paid to the contractor in terms of mobilization.

Napuli said the contractor billed another P10 million for the project but was not paid by MCIAA because of the controversy.

“Once the MCIAA Board will decide to continue, it will just set aside funds for the project,” Napuli said.

In the meantime, Napuli said it is not yet advisable to continue the administration building because of the skyway project of GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC) connecting passenger Terminal 2, which will be operational by June 2018.

Napuli said that while the skyway will pass in front of the unfinished building, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will conduct road widening on both sides of the skyway. /