Two construction corporations from Indonesia and Malaysia have expressed interest in constructing Terminal 3 of Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan, Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC) said.
The airport operator is announcing a young for this investment for the fourth time. TIAC failed to seek out a bidder twice in 2018 and once last yr. This can be the primary time that foreign contractors have expressed interest in bidding for a domestic project.
TIAC said it plans to pick qualified bidders by August this yr, adding that it is going to release the project specifications and start accepting bids at a later date. However, the plan was postponed on account of the pandemic.
Due to the dimensions of the project, construction corporations can have to cooperate with other contractors, the corporate said, adding that it is feasible that a domestic construction company will cooperate with a foreign contractor.
TIAC says Jakarta construction company PT Wijaya Karya Tbk (Wika), which is owned by the Indonesian government, and Malaysian real estate company Gamuda Berhad want to secure the contract.
Wika accomplished the development of Terminal 3 of Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and was also involved in the development of the Kinmen Bridge and the MRT Sanyin railway line, in keeping with CECI Engineering Consultants Inc, Taiwan.
Gamuda was involved in constructing CPC Corp, a liquefied natural gas plant in Yongan, Taiwan, the country’s first liquefied natural gas plant, the consulting firm says.
In May 2017, the federal government began construction of Terminal 3’s peripheral infrastructure, including taxiways.
Before the failed auction last yr, TIAC pushed back the estimated completion date to 2023 and raised the whole construction budget from NT$74 billion to NT$78 billion ($2.48 billion to $2.62 billion).
A special task force was formed last yr under the supervision of the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Transport and Communications to review the project.
The task force required TIAC to streamline the structure without compromising necessary design elements.
The company modified the design for a second time, raising the whole budget to about NT$95 billion.
It also modified the development dates for the northern satellite concourse, Terminal 3 and the southern satellite concourse to 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively.
