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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider Cavite awaits partner to build Sangley int'l airport

Cavite awaits partner to build Sangley int'l airport

Published Dec 7, 2019 12:00 am
By Emmie Abadilla The Sangley Airport in Cavite, overhauled at cost of ₱480 million, had an operational dry run this October for the start of general aviation and turboprop cargo operations, as the military airbase is transformed into an alterna­tive gateway. ALTERNATIVE AIRPORT – Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (fourth from right) is joined by Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla Jr. (third from right) as they inspect the Sangley Airport which went on an operational dry run last October. (MB File Photo) ALTERNATIVE AIRPORT – Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (fourth from right) is joined by Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla Jr. (third from right) as they inspect the Sangley Airport which went on an operational dry run last October. (MB File Photo) Sangley Airport (Danilo Atienza Air Base) now has a new passenger terminal, a runway with asphalt overlay, drainage systems to address its flooding problem, access road, powerhouse, street­lights, closed-circuit televi­sion, x-ray machines, and fire trucks. To complete the additional infrastructure at Sangley Air­port, Department of Trans­portation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade ordered 24/7 construction at the military airbase. Building started the previous year but additional manpower and equipment were needed to fast-track the project. A number of airline com­panies have also committed to use Sangley Airport to help decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), among them, Philippine Air­lines (PAL), Cebu Pacific, Ce­bGo, PAL Express and AirAsia. A Cebu Pacific flight was the first to land at the new Sang­ley Airport and was part of the October operational dry run. The Philippine Ports Au­thority (PPA) has also built a temporary ferry terminal connecting Sangley Airport to the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. In the future, they will add an access road to link the airport to Cavite Expressway. Soon, a ferry service will be available to the public, from Pasay City to Sangley Point in Cavite to connect air passen­gers between Sangley Airport and the main metropolitan area. However, the Cavite local government unit (LGU) has pushed back the November 25, 2019 original deadline for proposals to build a new $10-billion Sangley Point Interna­tional Airport by three weeks, to December 17, 2019, hoping to entice more bidders. In fact, some bidders requested the local gov­ernment’s public-private partnership (PPP) selec­tion committee to extend the deadline by two more months but the committee maintained the project should keep to its tight development schedule. A total of seven firms re­portedly acquired the Cavite government's bid documents priced at ₱10 million per set. These include China Commu­nications Construction Co., Metro Pacific Investments Corp., MacroAsia Corp., Prime Asset Ventures, and Philip­pine Airport Ground Sup­port Solutions, Inc., Langham Properties, Inc. and Mosveldtt Law Offices. Megawide Con­struction Corp., the operator of the Mactan Cebu Interna­tional Airport with India’s GMR Infrastructure, also ac­quired access to the joint ven­ture (JV) documents. The provincial govern­ment of Cavite is the lead proponent and implementing agency of the Sangley Airport PPP. Its selected JV partner will provide the necessary equity investment and credit enhancements subject to a further competitive process or price test, perform engi­neering, procurement and construction services for the land and airport development components. Aside from the legal, tech­nical and financial qualifica­tions set by the provincial government, the selected JV partner should also pass the credit standards of project lenders. The request for proposals will require project feasibility study, instructions to candi­date JV partners and the draft joint venture and develop­ment agreement. The Cavite government is targeting to start the airport's construction by next year and would separately bid out its operations and maintenance. They are hoping the first phase of the project, which will expand the airport's ca­pacity to 25 million passen­gers per year, can be opera­tional by 2022. The Sangley Point Inter­national Airport is envisioned to be at par with Singapore’s Changi International Airport, the Hong Kong International Airport and South Korea’s In­cheon International Airport. At full capacity, the airport can accommodate 100 million passengers, three times the present design capacity of the badly congested Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). When completed, it will be the next biggest development in air transport innovation in the country.
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