Upcoming Tenders for Airport in El Salvador

Mobile boarding bridges, construction supervision, air conditioning systems and runway resurfacing, among other things, will be put out to tender in March 2013.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Having raised $59 million through a securitization backed by future revenues, the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA by its initials in Spanish) now has the resources to start the Plan for Renovation, Modernization and Optimization of the International Airport of El Salvador.

Alberto Arene, head of CEPA, announced that in eleven days time conditions will be published for the tenders for 11 of the 41 projects included in the plan. The budget allocated for these eleven initial projects is $32.5 million.

Elmundo.com.sv reports that "Among the projects to be tendered is the installation of mobile boarding bridges for passengers, supervisory works, air conditioners, and resurfacing the runway, among other things."

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