The Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) is putting out to tender the construction and expansion of the Peripheral Warehouse and Warehouse for Airport Site Materials.
Government Purchase El Salvador LP-23/2013 :
" CONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION OF PERIPHERAL WAREHOUSE AND WAREHOUSE FOR MATERIALS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EL SALVADOR - Hiring a Natural Person , Legal , and / or Bidders Union , national or foreign, to execute the works which includes among other things activities ranging from site preparation, demolition , dismantling , reinstallation , reinforced concrete structures, construction of walls, roof structure and cover, fibre-cement modular false ceiling, floor, sidewalk, doors, electrical installations such as pipelines, electrical panel installation, switches, sockets and lights . "
The Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma is studying various alternatives for sediment cleanup, estimating the costs at between $8 and $30 million.
The cleaning will be done specifically in the port's berthing area. The Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA) has decided to take on the task but is still studying the cheapest way to do it.
According to Alberto Arene, president of CEPA, they are awaiting the results of a study conducted by a Japanese cooperation in order to make a decision.
Changes in Avianca flight paths added 600,000 passengers per year to the current movements, forcing development of a plan for emergency works.
The increase in passenger arrivals is due to the hub belonging to Avianca. This has motivated the Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA) to speed up the work being carried out at the International Airport El Salvador (AIES) in order to be able to attend to the new passengers.
CEPA has announced that its master plan for the renovation and modernization of the El Salvador International Airport will be ready in November.
According to Alberto Arene, president of the Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA), the plan aims to leverage more non-airport operations and will be executed next year.
A new wind farm and the expansion of the International Airport of El Salvador, are the first two projects to be conducted under this system.
"Today (yesterday) I called a meeting with the president of CEPA (Autonomous Executive Port Commission) and CEL (Executive Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River) to immediately structure the first two projects: the expansion of the international airport and the wind project which the CEL is working with," said Alexander Segovia, Technical Secretary of the Presidency.
As of yesterday a tender was launched for the repair of the airport in Comalapa's runway, a project that will consume, along with another nine, 65% of the $58.3 million raised in a recent securitization.
The Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA by its initials in Spanish) said the project also includes the rehabilitation of 240,000 square meters of road surfacing taxiways (alternative routes to the main runway), as well as other areas of the airport.
A pre-feasibility study on a rail transport system for El Salvador has as its main concept the interconnection with other countries in the region.
Laprensagrafica.com reports that Jose Antonio Sebastian, director of strategic development and international business for the company Tramrail said that the study "will designate routes for connecting with the Central American countries ...
Through means of a concession or a private public partnership, the new transport system for passengers and cargo train requires an investment of $650 million.
Elmundo.com.sv reports that "The Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) has signed an agreement with the Spanish company Tramrail to conduct the studies for feasibility, and social, economic and environmental impact for a rail system.
Mobile boarding bridges, construction supervision, air conditioning systems and runway resurfacing, among other things, will be put out to tender in March 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.
The Autonomous Executive Port Commission has announced that next January refurbishment of the International Airport of El Salvador will start.
This comes after having secured funds through a securitization and a loan from Central American Bank for Economic Integration.
"Some works have already started, such as the remodeling of the stairs in the passenger reception area, a passenger elevator and improved air conditioning in part of the airport.
The modernization of El Salvador International Airport will be financed with a securitization fund of $77.7 million.
The company Hencorp has been chosen by Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA) to structure the securitization on the Stock Exchange of El Salvador.
Of the proposals by the two securitization companies invited to participate, the board of CEPA selected Hencorp based on lower process costs (structuring, placement and securitization fund management).
In April 2013 an international tender process will be launched for the operation of the container terminal.
According to the President of the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA), Alberto Arene, the winning firm will be chosen in September.
Laprensagrafica.com reports that "during the first quarter of 2013 the final version of the tender documents will be drafted, along with a model of the contract to be signed with the future operator".
In El Salvador plans are afoot to launch a tender at the International Airport at the beginning of 2013, after securitization that could take shape in December 2012.
Elsalvador.com.sv reports that "The Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) said yesterday that they will wait until December to securitize part of the revenue from International Airport El Salvador (AIES) and that it will be used to improve the facilities of this terminal. "
The CABEI has approved loans for infrastructure work in ports and airports, and construction of prisons amounting to $92 million and $71 million respectively.
A statement from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) reads:
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has approved funding for the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA in Spanish) of the Republic of El Salvador for an amount of up to U.S.