18 December 2019
Macroasia Corp (MAC.PS) in partnership with China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) has won ₱100 billion auction to develop Sangley International Airport in partnership with Cavite Provincial government in accordance with the standards set by the Transport Department.
Sangley International Airport is jointly owned by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
“Upon perusal of their submission, their joint venture proposal was deemed complete, subject to detailed evaluation by the PPP (Public Private Partnership) selection committee,” Jesse Grepo, legal officer and secretary of the committee, said Tuesday.
Grepo said the project contained no sovereign guarantees with MacroAsia and Cavite Provincial government taking 45% and 15% respectively, while CCCC takes 40% share.
The Cavite government said the first phase of the project could be opened as early as 2026 with a capacity of 25 million passengers annually.
The Transport Department (DOTr) said the project offered was the second and third stage of Sangley Airport development which would make it capable of servicing the small commercial jet operations by 2025.
Transport Undersecretary for Aviation Manuel Antonio Tamayo said Sangley airport will undergo massive upgrade of facilities starting next year.
Second phase of the project includes construction of new control tower, 12 bay jet apron, new parallel taxiway, administration and support buildings and crash and rescue units capable of supporting Airbus A321Neo and Boeing 737-Max planes, as well as construction of new and bigger passenger terminal building (PTB) with capacity of 5 million passengers per annum, according to plans presented by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to the President.
Tamayo disclosed that transfer of general aviation and turboprop operations is only the beginning for this project as DOTr intends to expand the airport complex to include construction of a bigger apron on the east side where a new 25 million PTB will be constructed for the third phase together with land reclamation component for the construction of a new international standard runway, while the present runway will be converted into a full taxiway.
"We already have the plans. They will be implemented soon. " Tamayo adds.
Meanwhile, airport access road plans are already submitted to the Department of Public Works (DPWH) for review and approval.
