The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has finished evaluating the pre-qualification (PQ) documents submitted by the number of companies interested in participating in the bundled airports Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects.

DOTC already disclosed the five qualified bidders for the airport projects. These are:

  1. Filinvest-JATCO-Sojitz Consortium (composed of Filinvest Development Corporation; Filinvest Land, Inc.; Filinvest Alabang, Inc.; Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd; Cyberzone Properties, Inc.)
  2. GMR Infrastructure & Megawide Consortium (composed of Megawide XConstruction Corporation; GMR Airport Developers Limited; GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited; Delhi International Airport (P) Limited);
  3. Maya Consortium ( Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc; VINCI Airports SAS; ANA-Aeroportos de Portugal, SA; VINCI Construction Grands Projets SAS; Therma South, Inc.; Hedcor Sibulan, Inc.);
  4. Philippine Airports Consortium (Metro Pacific Investments Corporation; Aeroports de Paris; ADP Ingenierie); and
  5. SMHC-IIAC Airport Consortium (San Miguel Holdings Corporation; Incheon International Airport Corporation; Star Infrastructure Development Corporation; Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corporation).

The five regional airport projects were divided into two bundles: Iloilo and Bacolod-Silay airports (Bundle 1); Davao, Laguindingan, and New Bohol (Panglao) airports (Bundle 2). These PPP projects have a total indicative cost of Php 108.19 billion.

The private partner will undertake the operation and maintenance of the airport as well as provide additional facilities and other necessary improvements to enhance passenger safety, security, access, passenger and cargo movement efficiency, and operational efficiency under a defined concession period.

Aside from the airport projects, the government is currently bidding out another 9 PPP projects. The 14 PPP projects undergoing procurement have a total indicative cost Php 515.87 billion.