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Three international teams line up for Jamaican airport PPP

Following the news of June 4 (See: https://buff.ly/2AlPrme), three teams are in contention for a public–private partnership deal to take over the operation and expansion of Norman Manley International Airport near Kingston, Jamaica.

The winner will finance, develop and maintain the airport, the second largest in Jamaica after Sangster International, which serves the tourist resort of Montego Bay.

A request for proposals was issued by the Ministry of Transport to eight prequalified bidders in June 2017. The three that responded are:

  • Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
  • A team led by Corporación del Este, a subsidiary of Dominican developer Grupo Puntacana. This team also includes China Harbour Engineering and local companies Corporación del Kingston, GBG Energy and Jamaica Producers Group
  • A team led by Egis Projects, a French engineer that specialises in international transport PPPs. Its team includes Jamaican investment adviser GK Capital Management, Kingston finance house Sagicor Investments Jamaica and Razel-Bec, the civil engineering arm of France’s Fayat Group.

Among the prequalified teams that did not submit final bids were Vinci Airports, GMR Infrastructure of India, Zurich Airport International, Cedicor of Argentina, the Korea Airport Corporation and A-Port Chile.

The government of Jamaica expects to announce the preferred bidder by the end of August, after determining whether the bids received meet its legal, technical and financial criteria. The final deal is due to be signed in October.

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Myanmar: New delay for Hanthawaddy International Airport

The construction of the airport, which was started by the government of U Thein Sein, has faced numerous delays.

A consortium led by Singapore’s Yongnam Holdings won the US$1.5 billion bid to build the airport in 2014 after the deal was cancelled with Incheon International Airport Corporation, but it is still under negotiation. The consortium includes JCG Corporation of Japan and Changi Airport Planners and Engineers of Singapore.

When completed, the airport is expected to serve 12 million passengers a year initially and help ease overcrowding at Yangon International Airport.

The Hanthawaddy International Airport was first imagined in the early 1990s, but the project was put on hold in 2004. When discussions resumed in 2013, officials said it would be ready by 2016.

A consortium comprised of Singapore’s Yongnam Holdings, Changi Airport Planners and Engineers, and Japan’s JGC Corporation was selected by the Ministry of Transport to build the airport, which is located on a 9000-acre (3642-hectare) site in Bago Region, around 77 kilometres (48 miles) northeast of Yangon.

When complete, the airport is set to become Myanmar’s largest, with the capacity to handle up to 12 million passengers a year.

In 2014, Myanmar received 3.08 million international visitors, according to data from the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. The ministry has high expectations for the next five years – targeting 4.5 to 5 million arrivals in 2015 and 7.5 million by 2020,

In the meantime, a consortium led by Pioneer Aerodrome Services, a subsidiary of Asia World, was selected in August 2013 to overhaul Yangon International Airport and increase its capacity from 2.7 million to 6 million passengers a year, by 2015.

Source: Myanmar Times

 

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Philippines: green light for new international airport at former Sangley Point military base, Cavite

The Departament of Transportation (DoTr) has given the green light to the Cavite provincial government’s plan to build an airport at the former US naval facility at Sangley Point, Cavite.

With no objection from the department, Mr. Reinoso said the next step is for the provincial government to secure endorsement of the Philippine Reclamation Authority for the planned reclamation work and secure final approval of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board that is led by President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

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On the separate $12-billion unsolicited proposal from private group Sangley Airport Infrastructure Group, Inc. — a consortium formed by Solar Group’s Wilson Y. Tieng and tycoon Henry T. Sy, Sr. — Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade told reporters in Clark Freeport on July 17: “Under the rules, kung merong dalawang ‘yan, our priority is government to government (Under the rules, if there are two proposals, our priority is government to government).”

The Cavite government submitted its proposal for a Sangley international airport to the DoTr in February.

The planned airport is one of the ways the government is considering to decongest Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which itself will be rehabilitated and upgraded in order to handle more passengers and more flights.

The proposal of the consortium of seven major companies to rehabilitate and upgrade NAIA is now up for approval by the MIAA board, which will then endorse it to the NEDA board for final green light. It will then undergo a Swiss challenge, opening it to competing proposals from other groups. The seven companies that comprise the NAIA consortium are Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc.; AC Infrastructure Holdings Corp.; Alliance Global Group, Inc.; Asia’s Emerging Dragon Corp.; Filinvest Development Corp.; JG Summit Holdings, Inc. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

Aside from Sangley, the government also plans to redirect more passengers to Clark International Airport in Pampanga whose operation and maintenance contract is targeted for award in August.

San Miguel Corp. has also submitted a proposal to build, operate and maintain an international airport in Bulacan at an estimated cost of about P735 billion.

The current government has embarked on a more aggressive infrastructure development drive in a bid to fuel overall economic growth to a faster 7-8% pace till 2022, when Mr. Duterte ends his six-year term, compared to a 6.3% average in 2010-2016 under former president Benigno S. C. Aquino III

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Heraklion New International Airport in Crete receives «green light» from Brussels and heads for the Court of Auditors

An important step was taken regarding the tender for the concession project concerning the construction and operation of the New International Airport in Kasteli, Heraklion in Crete island. According to DG Comp, the project has been approved, allowing it to head for the Court of Auditors and consequently to the Greek Parliament for its final ratification.

According to estimates Phase 1 is due to begin by the end of the year and last for 5 years. This will bring us to the end of 2023, when it is expected to be released to commercial operation.

The concessionaire is Ariadne Airport Group J/V (consisting of GEK TERNA and the Indian GMR Airports Limited) with a 54% stake and the Greek State with 46%. The concession company will be holding the management of the new Heraklion Airport that, until today, is still second in Greece, in terms of passenger traffic, second only to Athens International Airport, «El. Venizelos».

The modern airport that will replace the existing and dated «N. Kazantzakis» Airport in Heraklion, will follow the highest construction standards. The total building area of 71,818 sq.m. will be bioclimatic and will be in architectural «harmony» with the environment,.

The airport will have 19 waiting lounges for the passengers, 2 fire stations, a police station, medical facilities, ground handling facilities and equipment, a bio-waste management unit, parking facilities with a capacity of, at least, 800 vehicles, spaces to serve at least 50 buses, 150 taxis and 20 mini vans as well as parking spaces for public transport.

Source: Ypodomes.com

Note: The last years (june, 2017) GMR Airports Limited will be the designated Airport Operator in the consortium for this project,» said a release from the airport company.

The scope of the project involves Design, Construction, Financing, Operation, and Maintenance & Exploitation of the New Heraklion Crete International Airport. The concession period for the Greenfield project will be 35 years including Phase 1 Construction of five years. This will be GMR Group’s second foray into Europe after having developed Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport.