The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Monday all four qualified bidders for the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) submitted complete technical proposals, paving the way for the evaluation stage of the multi-billion peso project.
The DOTr technical working group recommended during the opening of technical proposals of the qualified bidders that the bids and awards committee (BAC) proceed with the evaluation of documents.
It said the Manila International Airport Consortium, Asian Airport Consortium, GMR Airport Consortium and SMC SAP & Co. Consortium passed the requirements based on their submitted technical proposal documents.
DOTr undersecretary for planning and pre-qualifications and bids and awards committee chair Timothy John Batan said the technical evaluation would be conducted until Feb. 4 .
Batan said the opening of financial proposals is scheduled on Feb. 8, while the results of the evaluation would be announced on Feb. 14.
The government will issue the notice of award on Feb. 15. The winning bidder will have until March 6 to submit the post-award requirements.
The DOTr expects to sign the concession agreement with the winning bidder on March 15, with the turnover of the facility likely in September this year.
The DOTr and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) will serve as co-grantors for the project, which would have a 15-year concession period and an option for a 10-year extension.
The NAIA project involves capital investment to improve the airport’s facilities to comply with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and other internationally accepted standards.