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Rebidding for P6.5-B Clark terminal ordered

Written by Fred M. Roxas - Manila Bulletin Friday, 03 October 2008 02:23

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CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga – Clark airport authorities decided yesterday to either rebid or accept unsolicited proposals in implementing immediately the P6.5 billion passenger terminal 2 project of the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) here after the recent bidding for it was declared as a "failure."

Chairman Nestor Mangio of Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) disclosed here yesterday that although a US-based firm appeared as "winner in the bidding here last Sept. 21, its bid proposal was found as "non-responsive to the requirements and parameters of the terms of reference for the project" during yesterday’s post-bidding evaluation of the bidding documents.

The firm which appeared to have won the bidding did not pass the eligibility requirement under the Competitive Selection Process guidelines of the Joint Venture Special Committee (JVSC).

This resulted in CIAC’s decision to start looking for other modes of implementing the DMIA terminal 2 project which are either a rebidding or acceptance of unsolicited proposals.

There were initially 11 bidders who joined the pre-selection conference held here a few months ago but the number was reduced to three after the other interested bidders did not participate in the bidding because they did not have sufficient time to prepare their bid documents.

The apparent winner, US-based Admiral Energy LLC, also failed to show sufficient proof of its tract record and experience in the operation and maintenance of an international passenger terminal.

During the bidding process, Mangio explained that only Admiral Energy LCC based in Chicago. USA passed the eligibility, technical and financial requirements. The other bidders – Synergy International Resources Group Co., Ltd. and Philippine Regional Investment did not pass the eligibility requirements under the bidding committee’s Competitive Selection Process guidelines.