{"id":223398,"date":"2016-03-18T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=223398"},"modified":"2016-03-18T06:00:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T20:00:26","slug":"april-targeted-airport-master-concession-rfps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/april-targeted-airport-master-concession-rfps\/","title":{"rendered":"April targeted for airport master concession RFPs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Commonwealth Ports Authority is targeting next month to advertise requests for proposals for their master concession plan for the three airports in the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n

According to CPA executive director MaryAnn Lizama, they are trying to shoot for the end of April to put out RFPs as she also targets to submit a draft master concession plan to the board.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ll be able to have a draft [master concession plan] presented to the board hopefully by the next meeting,\u201d Lizama said. <\/p>\n

Last November, the master concession agreement held by DFS Saipan expired and those who currently operate at the airport are on a month-to-month basis.<\/p>\n

Prior to the expiry, the CPA board voted in September to bid out a successive master concession of up to 20 years.<\/p>\n

CPA\u2019s master concession agreement grants the winning bidder the right to operate facilities at the ports that sell duty-free merchandise.<\/p>\n

Lizama said they\u2019ve been moving along with the plan and has been working diligently to make sure every procedure is followed.<\/p>\n

CPA is working with their consultant, Ricondo and Associates, regarding the master concession plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an internal team that\u2019s been working closely with our consultant and all the data that needs to be collected, the team provides, feedback the team provides, anything else that they need. We have to give us much data as we can to cover all grounds,\u201d Lizama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been working diligently because this is the first that we\u2019ve done this. We want to make sure this is done right,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n

The plan will also cover Tinian and Rota airports. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat it\u2019s going to do is, at a smaller scale, it will mirror [Saipan],\u201d Lizama said.<\/p>\n

Through Gov. Ralph DLG Torres\u2019 signing into law last November, Public Law 19-21, CPA was authorized to grant master concession agreements \u201cfor each point of entry\u201d on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.<\/p>\n

The new law notes that it is important for \u201cnational or international concessionaires\u201d to open concessions on Tinian and Rota\u201d and that \u201cexclusive island concession opportunities will generate additional revenue for CPA, stimulate the economies of Tinian and Rota, and provide additional retail options for visiting passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The law amended the definition of a \u201cmaster concession\u201d in the CNMI to grant \u201cseparate\u201d master concession agreements for Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, respectively. <\/p>\n

During their last board meeting earlier this month, the CPA Board of Directors approved a change order for the contract of Ricondo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe change order covered the additional professional services that we tasked Ricondo. <\/p>\n

Changer order No. 2 will increase the scope of work of Ricondo from its current contract and includes among others a departure concourse development analysis, negotiations with the successful bidder, and preparation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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