Panama’s civil aviation authority (AAC) will award the tender to expand the Enrique Malek airport, in Chiriquí province capital David, by the end of this week, an official from AAC told BNamericas.

A total of nine firms presented technical and financial proposals for the tender, which was launched on March 24 with an estimated US$30mn price-tag.

An evaluating committee is currently studying the proposals and verifying the documentation, the official said. Authorities will award the tender based on the lowest financial bid, as well as the firms’ technical qualifications.

The lowest bid was made by an Argentine construction firm Riva, with US$27.4mn, said the official.

Other companies that presented bids were local firms Cedeño & Cedeño, PBSJ, Constructora Urbana (Cusa), Constructora Corcione, MCM Global, Colombian firm Conalvías, Costa Rican construction firm Meco, and a Panamanian-Puerto Rican consortium Omega Engineering.

The expansion project involves the design and construction of the airport’s runway, customs area and passenger terminals. The runway will be expanded from the current 2,100m to 2,600m.

“The company has to start construction 30 days after the order to start work is given,” the official said, adding that works are scheduled to finish 18 months after the start date.

Once the expansion is completed, AAC expects to handle 1,000 arrivals and departures each day.

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