Speedy evaluation of Clark airport bid winner ordered
Written by Fred Roxas - Manila Bulletin Tuesday, 30 September 2008 01:05
Airports
Mangio issued the order to the CIAC bidding committee which had earlier declared an American firm as winner in the bidding held a week ago.
He said that the post-bidding evaluation of the documents presented by the winner should be expedited so that the awarding of the contract for the Terminal 2 project could be done at the earliest possible time.
This would also enable the winner to start immediately the implementation of the project.
Admiral Energy LCC USA, a Chicago-based firm, passed the examination for the eligibility, technical and financial requirements during the bidding conducted a week ago by the Joint Venture Special Committee (JVSC) at the Mimosa Convention Center.
Mangio, who attended the opening of the bids, voiced the observation of some local government officials and Clark executives that the bidding "is a very positive development again for DMIA and we can move forward from here." They said they expect that DMIA will have a new, modern terminal in the first quarter of 2010 as planned by President Arroyo.
The awarding of the contract to the winning bidder will be done only after it passes the post-qualification evaluation to be conducted by the CIAC bidding committee in two weeks.
Admiral Energy offered P12.4 billion to undertake the DMIA Terminal 2 project. The amount exceeds the required minimum investment of P6.5 billion.
It also offered an affront payment of P108 million, which also exceeds the required minimum affront payment of P100 million. It likewise proposed a minimum guaranteed annual payment of P261 million.
The CIAC bidding committee will conduct post-qualification evaluation which is intended to further scrutinize the bid proposals of the American firm.
Mangio said that Admiral Energy is not yet declared as the winner in the bidding despite the fact it complied with all the requirements in the eligibility, technical and financial proposals because these will still undergo further review.
He said that if Admiral Energy passes the post-qualification evaluation, CIAC would award the contract to it. But if it fails, CIAC would conduct again the same bidding process or would look for a new mode of implementing the terminal project.
Two other bidders -- Synergy International Resources Group Co. LTD and Philippine Regional Investment Development Corp. -- failed to pass the eligibility requirements under the competitive selection process of the joint-venture guidelines.
The CIAC board, which immediately conducted an executive meeting after the bidding, decided to pursue the bidding under the "limited negotiation" process in which Admiral hurdled the technical and financial requirements.
There were initially 11 public sector participants (PSPs) in the pre-selection conference held a few months ago at the Mimosa Convention Center. The number was reduced to three after the eight of the bidders did not show up during the bidding.
Local construction companies will be involved in building the passenger terminal to expedite its completion, Mangio said.
