Three in bidding for Panama airport publicity contractMonday, June 2, 2008 Three companies are bidding for the contract to manage advertising in Panama City's Tocumen international airport. The three who remain in the race for the contract are Interspace Airport, Publitop and Efectimedios, according to airport management sources. Copa traffic increases 15%Monday, January 5, 2009 Between January and September 2008 the number of passengers that traveled grew 15.1% compared to the same period in the previous year. According to prensa.com, "the airline moved 2.07 million passengers via the Tocumen airport, 273 thousand more than the previous year. Panama: Traffic at Tocumen airport increases 20%Monday, December 22, 2008 The number of aircraft operating at the Tocumen airport between January and September 2008 increased to 53,678, or 20.6% more than in 2007. The number of passengers that traveled via the airport between January and September 2008 was 3.34 million or 20.3% (564,000 more passengers) than during the same period last year, the Tocumen S.A. company said in its third quarter Airport Statistics Report. Airport Expansion Adjudicated to AerotocumenMonday, March 16, 2009 The expansion of Tocumen Airport was awarded to the Colombian Consortium Aerotocumen, whose bid was $68.65 million. The contract includes construction of a new terminal, remodeling the main facade, a new presidential lounge, an administration building and other logistical facilities. Expansion of Tocumen Airport BeginsFriday, October 9, 2009 On Monday 12, the administration of Tocumen S.A. will order the start of the expansion project at the airport. The project, which includes erecting the northern terminal, was awarded to Colombian consortium Aerotocumen, which comprises builders Conconcreto and Odinsa Group. Curiosities of a Multi Million Dollar Tender for ChairsWednesday, July 4, 2012 The four bids submitted for the tender of 2500 seats at Tocumen Airport differ by only $0.10, an overall amount of $1,955. In addition, one company has already warned that another competitor has submitted bid for a chair model that is exactly the same as those of the Swiss company it represents. Panama: City Airport Master Plan to be UnveiledTuesday, February 1, 2011 Three companies, Prointec, SGS and Naco, will turn in their proposals in the coming weeks to the administration of Tocumen Airport. After completing updating the 2004 master plan, authorities will proceed to put out to tender the design of the new project, explained Juan Carlos Pino, manager of Tocumen SA. Traffic through Tocumen Increases 10%Thursday, June 11, 2009 In the first quarter of the year, the quantity of passengers that passed through the main airport of Panama was 1,569,326. The number of passengers in transit increased by 31.2% compared to the same period of the previous year. Panama: Four groups bid for Tocumen expansionWednesday, December 3, 2008 The proposal by the Colombian company Aerotocumen was almost $11 million lower than the second best offer. The contract includes the construction of the Muelle North (North Dock) terminal, the remodeling of the current terminal and the construction of a new administrative building for Tocumen, S.A. North Terminal at Tocumen Airport InauguratedFriday, January 20, 2012 With an investment of $100 million the works of the Panama Airport North Terminal have been inaugurated. A press release from the Tourism Authority of Panama reads: Bidding process for new air terminal in Panama postponedThursday, September 4, 2008 The administration of the Tocumen airport has postponed the delivery date for offers in the bidding process for the construction of the north dock until October 20. The process is almost two months behind; the original date for presenting offers was September 1. Tocumen Airport Expansion 18% ReadyTuesday, May 18, 2010 The project to expand the main airport of Panama is 18% ready; it is scheduled to be ready on the second half of 2010. When the works are finished, Tocumen International Airport will be capable of attending 10 million passengers a year, a 100% increase over its current transit of 4.7 million passengers. Bids Will be Invited for Tocumen's "Food Court"Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Rafael Flores, manager of Tocumen Airport, informed they are getting everything ready to start "as soon as possible". Flores did not specify exactly when they will invite bidders to the process, but the general objective is to have the court ready before the airport's new northern terminal is inaugurated. Panama: Boarding Fee Rises to $40 at TocumenFriday, October 23, 2009 The boarding fee at Panama's main airport will increase from $20 to $40, starting January 1st, 2009. Each month, some 110.000 passengers board planes at the airport, according to statistics from Tocumen's administration. Tender for Cleaning Services CancelledTuesday, November 13, 2012 Tocumen SA, administrator of the Panama International Airport, has canceled the tender in order "to make changes to the specifications." An article in Prensa.com reports that the cancellation "came five days after the specifications for the tender were published in PanamaCompra, having a reference price of about $15 million." |
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