THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said the pre-bidding conference for the contracts to upgrade five provincial airports attracted potential interest for all five projects.
The DoTr said interested parties inquired about projects to develop or upgrade Antique Airport (indicative cost P96.44 million), Kalibo International Airport (P189.64 million), New Naga Airport (P431.33 million), Ormoc Airport (P419.92 million), and Tacloban Airport (P611.10 million).
IPM Construction and Development Corp. submitted the sole proposal for Antique Airport. The company also filed a proposal for Kalibo International Airport, the DoTr said.
Kalibo airport attracted two other interested parties, BM Marketing and Golden Rich A Concrete and Construction Corp.
The New Naga Airport development project attracted four bidders, the DoTr said — BM Marketing; Octagon Concrete Solutions, Inc.; BSP and Co., Inc.; and Red Diamond Construction.
BM Marketing also submitted a proposal for Ormoc and Tacloban airports. Other Ormoc bidders were Aqualine Construction Corp. and Red Diamond Construction.
Aqualine was the other interested party for Tacloban airport.
The DoTr’s airport upgrade program is focused on improving many provincial airports to accommodate at least narrowbody jets to handle growing passenger demand. The capacity to handle Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 aircraft — the most prevalent single-aisle jet models — also suggests upgrades to attract direct international flights. — Ashley Erika O. Jose
