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GMR Group in consortium with Megawide Construction Corporation has emerged as the preferred bidder for the Clark International Airport EPC tender, having submitted the most competitive financial bid. Clark Airport is being developed by the Government of Philippines using a hybrid model, with EPC and O&M tenders being issued separately.
The EPC project scope involves design, construction, testing and commissioning of a new terminal with a capacity of eight million passengers per annum. The consortium will construct the integrated terminal along with specified landside facilities such as car parks. The consortium expects to receive the Notice of Award within one week.
This is the second airport project that GMR Group will be developing in the Philippines along with Megawide Construction Corporation, with the consortium already operating the Mactan Cebu International Airport, the second largest airport of the Philippines, which handles 10 million passengers annually.
The new terminal building of Clark Airport, situated about 100 km from Manila, will have a capacity of 8 million passengers per annum. Srinivas Bommidala, Chairman, Airports, GMR Group said, “Philippines is a focus market for GMR Group and we are confident that this win will further strengthen our position in the Philippines and help us develop a strong base for more airports in South-East Asia region. We are close to completing the construction of the new terminal at the Mactan Cebu International airport, which will be commissioned in June 2018.”
“With the local supply chain expertise we have developed over the past couple of years, we are confident that we will be able to deliver the Clark international airport project in a cost-effective manner,” he said. GMR Group has developed and operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi and the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad. It recently won the concession to develop and operate Goa’s Greenfield Airport at Mopa.
GMR Infrastructure in partnership with Megawide Construction Corporation is developing Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in the Philippines. The group recently won the rights to develop and operate the greenfield airport at Heraklion, Crete, Greece in partnership with GEK Terna. The group is also developing smart cities adjacent to Delhi and Hyderabad airports.
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