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Airport high roof project takes off
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Posted on Mar 25 2005
Work has begun on the $4-million high roof replacement project at the Saipan International/Francisco C. Ada Airport.
Commonwealth Ports Authority executive director Carlos Salas said AIC Marianas Inc. was given notice to proceed with the project on Nov. 2. But actual construction did not begin until recently, as the contractor had to import most of the needed materials and equipment from the United States.
The federally funded project covers all the terminal buildings, including the commuter terminal at the Saipan airport. It will involve replacing the terminals’ current wooden shingle roofs with corrugated metal sheets, Salas said.
Construction is expected to be completed by Oct. 28, or 360 days after issuance of the notice to proceed.
The contract was awarded to AIC Marianas last year, with the company entering a bid amount of $3.948 million and naming Federal Insurance Company, a U.S. Treasury-listed company, as its bonding firm.
AIC Marianas also won a $2.65-million contract with CPA for the construction of a new terminal at Tinian International Airport and the contract for the ongoing perimeter security fence project at the Saipan International Airport.
In an earlier interview, Salas said the FAA has approved the allocation of the money to fund the repair of the airport’s roofing, which is badly needed to prevent it from further deterioration.
“The roof condition has deteriorated over the years. In case a strong typhoon hits the island, the Saipan airport will definitely suffer heavily, so we need to do the repairs immediately,” Salas had pointed out.
