THE group or bidder that offers the biggest share of their revenue from managing the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to the government will bag the contract to operate and maintain the country’s main gateway, Transportation secretary Jaime Bautista said.
During the pre-bid conference for the P170.6-billion NAIA Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project, the Department of Transportation disclosed that there are now six groups that have bought bid documents.
The six groups are the following:
* GMR Airports International
* San Miguel Holdings Corp.
* Manila International Airport Consortium
* Spark 888 Management
* Asian Airport Consortium
* Cengiz Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S
Under the draft concession agreement for the project, the winning bidder must settle an upfront payment of P30 billion to the government following the awarding of the contract, remit annually a fixed P2-billion annuity payment, and share with the government a certain percentage of their revenues.
Bautista said the “revenue sharing” offer would be the main consideration in deciding who would win the NAIA PPP project.
“Because we will see to it that all those we will consider are qualified… based on technical requirements,” the Transportation chief said.
He added: “In the end, ang magiging determination is the sharing [of] revenue… But, of course, we want them to share with us their plans, their vision.”
The Transportation chief was further asked if the winning bidder would be the one who will offer the biggest revenue share to the government.
Bautista said, “Yes.”
In June this year, the DOTr and Manila International Airport Authority submitted a joint proposal to the National Economic and Development Authority Board seeking a private concessionaire to invest in modern air traffic control equipment, rehabilitate runways and taxiways, and improve existing terminal facilities for a period of 15 years.
The DOTr also expressed intent to lengthen the concession period for another 10 years if the completion and start of operations of the two new airports — Bulacan Airport and Sangley International Airport — are delayed.
During the pre-bid conference, Transportation undersecretary Timothy John Batan said the option to extend the concession period by another 10 years would be considered as long as the operator is “not in flagrant violation of the concession agreement,” which will be determined by certain key performance indicators such as the processing time for check-in, immigration, and security checks.
Prospective bidders have until Dec. 27, 2023, to submit their bids.
Bautista said the winning bidder will be determined “a month after” the deadline.
Nevertheless, the DOTr is open to extending the deadline. (GMA Integrated News)
