At least 24 companies have signified intentions to participate in the bidding for the multi-million-dollar improvement of the West Tinian International Airport during an ocular inspection with Ports Authority officials Friday.<\/p>\n
CPA Board Chair Roman S. Palacios and Executive Director Carlos H. Salas spearheaded the delegation to the island for a tour of different sites that are up for repair under the West Tinian International Airport improvement project.<\/p>\n
The ocular inspection was part of the Pre-Bidding Conference for the project, where issues including scope, deadline for the submission of proposals, construction phasing, contract duration and contract award were discussed.<\/p>\n
Bids for the project, which will be opened on June 2, 2000, should have at least a five percent bond of the base bid price as required by regulations of the Federal Aviation Administrations.<\/p>\n
Mr. Palacios said the five percent bond should already be enough to cover re-bid costs to the ports authority.<\/p>\n
CPA will be soliciting two separate invitations for the project; one will encompass the construction of a 7,800 linear-foot asphalt concrete runway and the other will be for an 8,600 linear-foot runway, according to Mr. Palacios.<\/p>\n
Bids will initially be evaluated to determine if proposed project cost for the Alternative Bid are within the available funds earmarked for the West Tinian International Airport improvement project.<\/p>\n
If all alternative bids submitted exceed the total funding available, CPA will then reject all submissions and evaluate the proposal for the Basic Bid.<\/p>\n
The ports authority has so far made $17 million in total funds available for the West Tinian International Airport improvement project, almost half of which were sourced out of the Federal Aviation Administration grants.<\/p>\n
In July 1999, FAA pitched in additional $3.512 million for the West Tinian International Airport improvement project which marked its fourth grant for the undertaking since September 1998.<\/p>\n
The July 1999 grant, brought to $9.387 million the total funds allocated by the FAA for the construction of new runway and improvement of the Tinian international airport.<\/p>\n
In addition to the FAA grant, the Commonwealth government has allocated $3.4 million in capital infrastructure project funds for the Tinian air transport facility under the provision of Public Law 11-79 which was signed into law June 1999.<\/p>\n
Total project cost has been initially estimated to reach at least $20 million.<\/p>\n
Under the basic bid, the $17-million project would be for the construction of a new 7,600-foot runway, two 600 linear-foot taxiways, one 200 linear-foot partial taxiway; and the conversion of the existing 6,000 linear-foot runway to a parallel taxiway.<\/p>\n
It will also include the construction of 2,296 linear-foot parallel taxiway connecting to Runway 26 and rerouting 4,400 linear-foot of 8th Avenue, which will form part of the proposed 7,600 linear-foot runway.<\/p>\n
The 8,600 linear-foot runway is part of the second or alternative bid which the ports authority will solicit from companies interested to undertake the West Tinian International Airport project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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