NEDA Board approves NAIA PPP project
15-Sep-2016 The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board approved the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) project on September 14, 2016.
This project will be bid out under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme.
The PPP project has an indicative cost of Php 74.56 billion (USD 1.65 billion). The private partner will improve, upgrade and enhance the operational efficiencies of all existing terminals of the NAIA covering both landside and airside (except air traffic services), to meet the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards and develop the main gateway airport of the Philippines.
After the Board approval, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) will release an advertisement to invite interested companies to bid in the project.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte convened the NEDA Board yesterday to approve several infrastructure projects around the country. This is the first NEDA board meeting under the Duterte administration since the president was elected in May.
As of September 15, there are 12 PPP projects under procurement which include the five regional airports project: Development, Operations and Maintenance of Laguindingan, Bohol, Davao, Iloilo and Bacolod. Five PPP projects are also waiting for approval of relevant government bodies. These projects include the Plaridel Bypass Toll Road, Philippine Travel Center Complex, New Nayong Pilipino at Entertainment City, North-South Railway Project (South Line) and Batangas-Manila (BatMan) 1 Natural Gas Pipeline.
On September 9, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) issued a notice of award (NOA) to Unisys Public Sector Services Corporation for the Php 1.59 billion Civil Registry System - Information Technology Phase 2 project which will upgrade the current service levels of the PSA in providing the various civil registry documents: birth, marriage, death and no marriage certificates.