Submission of bids for the P12.55-billion Clark International Airport (CRK) New Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) project has been set for December 5, according to the Public-Private Partnership Center (PPPC).
Bid documents should be submitted to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), the project’s implementing agency.
The CRK’s new PTB will be constructed as a public-private partnership (PPP) project under a build-transfer (BT) scheme, which means the private partner will finance, design, and construct the project. Once completed, the project will be transferred to the government.
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte, recently approved BCDA’s proposal to adopt the BT scheme under the Amended BOT Law as the mode of constructing the CRK facility.
As approved by the NEDA Infrastructure Coordination Committee in May 2017, P2.8 billion of the total project cost will be sourced from the Department of Transportation budget for pre-construction activities, while the remaining investment of P12.55 billion will be provided by BCDA.
The project aims to construct a new 82,600-square-meter PTB to accommodate eight million passengers per annum (MPPA), as well build and install associated facilities that will support the terminal’s operations.
This project is part of Phase 1 of the Master Development Plan (MDP) for CRK created by French firm Aeroports de Paris Ingenierie, tapped in 2014 to do the feasibility study for the airport project.
The second phase will see the expansion of the terminal building to accommodate up to 16 million passengers annually, construction of new full-service carrier terminal (FSCT) with a six million passenger capacity every year, and establishment of a two-runway system.
The third phase involves expanding the FSCT to accommodate 10 million passengers yearly, constructing a new low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) with an annual capacity of 20 million passengers, and creating a two-runway system.
The last phase involves expanding the FSCT to a capacity of 16 million passengers annually, constructing a new LCCT with a 28-million-passenger annual capacity, and implementing a three-runway system.
Once the overall project is finished, CRK can accommodate 80 million passengers annually.
As part of the continuing efforts of the current administration to fast-track and enhance its infrastructure agenda, PPPC said it will provide its full support in delivering quality technical assistance for PPP projects.
