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 . "
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.
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 expansion and modernization of the International Airport in El Salvador will be funded through securities, which will be issued on 18 February.
The Autonomous Executive Port Commission of El Salvador (CEPA by its initials in Spanish) will issue securities worth $58.3 million, which will be complemented by a loan taken out with the BCIE in order to expand the El Salvador International Airport (AIES by its initials in Spanish), whose investment is around $70 million.
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 Goverment of El Salvador has decided that the expansion of the International Airport of El Salvador will be conducted via a public-private association.
The technical secretary of the presidency announced that they decided to use this mechanism due to the “large resources required by the expansion”.
“We plan to do this expansion via a public private partnership for a simple reason: the state lacks the resources.
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.
Without ruling out the idea of building their own airport terminal, the airline will wait to see how the modernization works initiated by the Executive Port Commission (CEPA) evolve.
Fidel Chavez Mena, vice president and legal representative of TACA, said that after meetings with representatives from CEPA, they have agreed to wait and see how the financing of the works evolves.
The Salvadoran Legislative Assembly has authorized the securitization of up to 20% of flows in order to finance improvements on the airport in El Salvador.
"Parliamentarians voted for the project, prepared by the Finance Committee, arguing that it is necessary to install air conditioners, modernize other areas, including the restrooms, in order to improve the quality of service to users", noted an article in Laprensagrafica.com
The administrative entity from the International Airport of El Salvador is expecting a formal proposal from TACA airlines to build a new terminal.
The president of the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (Cepa), Alberto Arene, said that when they have received a formal proposal by the airline it will be studied and evaluated. A renovation plan for the terminal is currently being developed.
The government of El Salvador and AviancaTaca managers are working together to explore possibilities for the renewal and expansion of the International Airport of El Salvador.
Roberto Kriete, Chairman of the Board of AviancaTaca, said they are working together with representatives from the State and the Autonomous Executive Port Commission, to find a solution for the redevelopment of the airport terminal.
The government of El Salvador has welcomed an announcement by the President of the airline of their intention to build its own terminal at Comalapa.
The Technical Secretary of the Presidency, Alexander Segovia, in light of statements by AviancaTaca’s CEO Roberto Kriete said, "A few weeks ago, the president of TACA approached us. We have assembled a working group. They are interested in building a terminal themselves, and we are very interested. "