THE GOVERNMENT on Thursday invited potential investors to participate in the May 21 pre-bid conference for the operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for Clark International Airport.
In a statement, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said that, along with the Department of Transportation, it will hold the pre-bid conference for the airport’s P5.61-billion O&M contract.
The concession involves the management, operations and maintenance of the airport including its existing terminal; and the completion, fit-out and management, operations, and maintenance of the proposed new terminal building.
On April 30, the government opened the prequalification phase for the hybrid public-private partnership project. The deal is structured to give the government responsibility for financing the construction of the new terminal in Clark, with the O&M contract to be auctioned to the private sector.
“Procurement of the O&M Concessionaire will follow a competitive bid in accordance with the build-operate-transfer law,” the BCDA said, adding that it intends to partner with “a world-class international airport operator.”
The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, serves as BCDA’s technical advisor for the project.
Bid documents are available at the project’s Special Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat. The contract is expected to be awarded on Aug. 30.
The consortium of Megawide Construction Corp. and India’s GMR Infrastructure Ltd. has expressed its intent to join the auction.
The consortium late last year won the bid to build the new Clark terminal.
The government intends to develop and market the airport as a major gateway to Northern and Central Luzon.
The modernization program for the Clark Airport is expected to raise the air transport system’s overall capacity and ease congestion at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. — Janina C. Lim
