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The Department of Transportation is looking for a consultant to conduct a detailed engineering design study for the New Zamboanga International Airport Development Project
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The P92.5-million contract involves the preparation for an airport master plan for the medium-term (2035) and long-term (2045) development plan of the proposed New Zamboanga International Airport
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DOTr is calling on interested bidders, whether local or foreign, to submit eligibility documents to the DOTr Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat on or before May 14
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is looking for a consultant to conduct a detailed engineering design study for the New Zamboanga International Airport Development Project.
The P92.5-million contract involves the preparation for an airport master plan for the medium-term (2035) and long-term (2045) development plan of the proposed New Zamboanga International Airport.
In a request for expression of interest published recently, DOTr called on interested bidders, whether local or foreign, to submit eligibility documents to the DOTr Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat on or before May 14.
Interested bidders should have experience on completing consulting services of size, complexity, and technical specialty comparable to the requirements of the project, including quality of performance.
The bidding will be conducted through an open competitive bidding procedure under Republic Act No. 9184 or the Government Reform Procurement Act.
The contract should be completed within 360 calendar days or 12 months.
The proposed New Zamboanga International Airport will be developed to replace the existing Zamboanga International Airport. It will be located mainly in Barangay Mercedes and Barangay Talabaan in Zamboanga City, with small portions at the southwest end in Barangay Zambowood.
As Zamboanga is the commerce hub and economic engine of Region IX and BaSulTa (Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi), the airport will help to restore the city’s prominence in Mindanao, according to the project’s terms of reference.
Based on the forecast of a 2018 feasibility study, the proposed New Zamboanga International Airport will accommodate an annual domestic passenger of 1.987 million passengers in the medium-term (2030) and 5.937 million passengers for the long-term (2040).
In 2022, the Zamboanga City government announced it bought 20 parcels of land for the construction of the new Zamboanga airport. The new airport covers a total area of 175 hectares traversing barangays Mercedes, Talabaan, Zambowood, about 17 kilometers away from the city proper. The existing Zamboanga International Airport, meanwhile, is planned for conversion into a commercial complex.
