DOTC delays bid submissions for regional airports projects
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has moved the deadline for the submission of qualification documents for the bidding of the development as well as operation and maintenance of five regional airports under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program.
“In view of the requests of prospective bidders, the Qualification Documents Submission Date will be moved to Aug. 10 (Monday) at 2 p.m., 14 calendar days from the July 27, deadline as set out in GBB (General Bid Bulletin) 07-2015,” DOTC Undersecretary Rene Limcaoco who also serves as chairman of the Prequalification, Bids, and Awards Committee said.
The government is inviting firms interested in the development, operations and maintenance of five regional airports with an estimated total cost of P108.19 billion.
The airport projects are being offered for bidding in two bundles, with the first covering the Bacolod-Silay and Iloilo airports and the second having the Davao, Laguindingan and New Bohol (Panglao) airports.
The private partner will be responsible for providing additional facilities and other necessary improvements in the airports.
It will also be involved in promoting the airports for direct international passenger traffic and to diversify revenue sources.
The airport projects will follow the two-stage bidding process wherein interested parties will have to submit qualification documents before the technical and financial proposals.
The PPP Center said six groups have applied to pre-qualify and bid for the projects. These are GMR-Megawide, Metro Pacific - JG Summit Consortium, Aboitiz Equity Ventures, San Miguel Corp., Philippine Skylanders Inc. and Union Equities.
The government is looking to issue the notice of award for the two bundles by March next year.
The regional airports deal is the second to be rolled out under the PPP program.
Last year, the government awarded the P17.52-billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport Passenger Terminal Building project to GMR Infrastructure and Megawide Consortium.
The project awarded last year involves the construction of a new passenger terminal building in the Mactan-Cebu International Airport as well as operation of the old and new facilities.