Interaksyon, 22 April 2013
MANILA – (UPDATED 4:40 p.m.) Seven of the world’s premier airport operators have partnered with Philippine conglomerates for the right to expand and operate the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA).
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Monday said seven groups submitted their prequalification documents for the P17.5-billion project.
The DOTC said the seven firms include the following: MPIC-JGS Airport Consortium; AAA Airport Partners; Filinvest-CAI Consortium; SMC-Incheon Airport Consortium; First Philippine Airports Consortium; Premier Airport Group and GMR Infrastructure-Megawide Consortium.
These groups have tapped airport operators from South Korea, Singapore, the US, France, New Zealand, Switzerland and India.
The MPIC-JGS Airport Consortium is led by ADLMS-MCIA and Metro Pacific Investments Corp (MPIC).
Other members are Manila North Tollways Corp, Leighton Contractors Philippine, Bouygues Batiment International, Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd, EGIS AVA, Pascal+Watson Ltd, Advanced Logistic Group Sau Prointec SA, OVE Arup and Partners Hong Kong Ltd, Integrated Design Associates Ltd, DP Architect Pte Ltd and Woodhead Lte Ltd.
The consortium tapped France’s Aeroports De Lyon as airport operation and maintenance (O&M) provider.
The AAA Airport Partners of Aboitiz Equity Ventures and Ayala Corp is led by A2 Airport Partners and ADC&AHS Airports Worldwide Inc.
Other members are Hedcor Sibulan Inc, Therma South Inc, AP Renewables Inc, Daewoo & Co Ltd, Makati Development Corp, Obrascon Huarte Lain SA, Bougues Batiment International, Ineco Ingeneria Y Economia Del Transporte SA, Paymacotas SAU, Ove Arup Partners Hong Kong Ltd, Ove Arup and Partners International Ltd, Integrated Design Associates Ltd, DP Architects Pte Ltd, CH2M Hill International Ltd, Corgan International Ltd, and Corgan Asssociates Inc.
The consortium tapped US-based Houston Airports System as O&M provider.
The SMC-Incheon Consortium is led by Incheon International Airport Corp.
Other members are Optimal Infrastructure Development Inc, San Miguel Corp, Mactan Capitana Holdings Inc, Skylake Incuvest &Co, Kumho Industrial Co, Keiyn Jeong Architects and Engineers Co Ltd, and Aecom Co Ltd.
The group’s airport O&M provider is South Korea’s Incheon International Airport Corp.
The Filinvest -CAI Consortium is led by Filinvest Development Corp and Changi Airport MENA Ltd Pte.
Other members are Filinvest Development Corp, Filinvest Land Inc, Filinvest Alabang Inc, Cyberzone Properties Inc, EEI Corp, Bouygues Batiment International (contractors), CPG Consultants, PTE Ltd, Woods Bagot Pty Ltd, and Meinharde Philippines Inc.
The O&M provider is Changi Airport Saudi Ltd.
The consortium of First Philippine Airports is led by First Philippine Holdings Inc.
Other members are Infratil Asia Ltd, Rockwell Land Corp, First Balfour Inc, Fentress Architects, Buro+Happold Consulting Engineers Inc, Ove Arup Hong Kong Ltd and Mott Macdonald Ltd.
The group’s O&M provider is New Zealand’s Wellington International Airport Ltd, NZ Airports Ltd and Infratil Ltd.
The Premier Airport Group is led by SM Investments Corp. Other members are Citadel Holdings Inc, Zuric Airport International AG, Prospector Investment Holdings Inc, SM Prime Holdings Inc, DM Consunji Inc and lughaten Zurich AG.
The group tapped Switzerland-based Flughafen Zurich AG to provide O&M.
The GMR Infrastructure-Megawide Consortium is led by Megawide Construction Corp.
Other members are GMR Infrastructure Ltd, Delhi International Airport Ltd, GMR Hyderabad International Airport, GMR Airport Developers Ltd, BL Kashyap and Sons Ltd, Vijai Nirman Co Ltd, Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Ltd, Louis Berger Group Inc, Forster and Partners and Mott Macdonald
The group’s O&M provider is Delhi International Airport Ltd and GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.
Technical and financial bids should be submitted by August 2 and August 23, respectively. The notice of award is scheduled on September 17.
Earlier, DOTC revised its auction criteria to allow companies with interest in airlines to join a consortium that would bid for the project. The change was meant “to encourage broader participation in the bid, in order to provide government with more competitive proposals from the private sector.”
To protect against a potential conflict-of-interest situation during the operation stage, DOTC and Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) said they would include strict competition safeguards in the concession agreement.
One of the Aquino administration’s public-private partnership (PPP) ventures, the project involves the construction of a new world-class international passenger terminal building in MCIA, with a capacity of about 8 million passengers per year; renovation and expansion of the existing terminal; installation of all the required equipment; and the operation of both new and existing facilities.
When this new international terminal building is completed, the existing terminal, which caters to both domestic and international passengers, will then be converted into an exclusively domestic passenger terminal.
