Proposed NAIA renovation design by Kenneth Cobonpue
- ₱1.299 Billion NAIA 1 rehab contract covers structural refitting and the improvement of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection facilities and architectural works - DMCI
- ₱34.492 Million to oversee the project, NAIA 1 rehab construction management and supervision - TCGI Engineers
- ₱500 Million of the allotted funds for the NAIA 1 rehab project was earmarked for structural and aesthetic work - "The group of Cobunpue, Layug, and Pineda"
- ₱300 Million construction of a rapid exit to ease runway congestion and minimize delays of incoming or outgoing flights.
- ₱20 Million for the repair and rehabilitation of airport 72 restrooms
To follow projects:
- The South Metro Manila Skyway Project (Stage 2);
- LRT Line 1 North Extension Project;
- The Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Toll Expressway (TPLEX)
- The Metro Rail Transit Line 7
The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) chose listed construction heavyweight D.M. Consunji, Inc. on Monday to rehabilitate the 32-year-old Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, the country's main air travel gateway to the rest of the world.
DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said DMCI must complete the project by December 1, 2014—just before the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) senior officials' and high-level meetings, which the Philippines will host.
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"We will try our best to complete it, we are really behind but that is our target. This is long overdue and hopefully it will be completed as scheduled," Abaya said.
NAIA 1 has so far had 13,848 arriving flights (January to September) and welcomed 3.069 million people (January – September), while it sent off 13,843 flights and 3.325 million departing passengers.
The terminal was originally designed to handle only 4.5 million people in a year, but the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said on its website that "improvements" made over the years "increased its capacity to 6 million passengers yearly."
The MIAA also said, "International passenger traffic in 2012 increased by 3.5% compared to 2011, from 7,831,099 to 8,105,782 and international flights likewise increased by 3.14% from 37,964 to 39,157."
Terminal 1 has 16 gates, 84 check-in counters and 22 immigration stations to service "all international flights coming into Manila, except for those operated by Cebu Pacific, Air Philippines, Philippine Airlines and All Nippon Air."
Secretary Abaya made the NAIA 1 contract award to DMCI public during the inauguration of three Philippine National Railway stations, which the same firm undertook and completed.
Highly-anticipated and much-scrutinized, the NAIA 1 rehab contract is worth ₱1.299 billion and covers structural refitting and the improvement of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection facilities and architectural works.
The contract does involve the operation and maintenance of the oldest and most congested international airport.
The Ninoy Aquino Int'l Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City has been voted the worst airport in Asia for 2012 and in the world for 2013 by the readers of online travel site 'The Guide to Sleeping in Airports. Danny Pata
To oversee the project, engineering firm TCGI Engineers was also awarded on Monday the separate contract for the NAIA 1 rehab construction management and supervision - a ₱34.492 million deal.
Abaya said the December 1, 2014 deadline comes from the organizing committee of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
The award comes just days after the fatal shooting at NAIA Terminal 3 of four persons, including the mayor of a town in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, of Western Mindanao.
Only last October, "The Guide to Sleeping in Airports", a travel website, said NAIA 1 was the worst airport in terms of "comfort, amenities and overall experience."
To partly address the issues adverse reviews of the airport raised, the Cobonpue, Layug and Pineda group had volunteered months ago to redesign the airport terminal for free.
"The group of Cobunpue, Layug, and Pineda are on board," DOTC Secretary Abaya said.
Some ₱500 million of the allotted funds for the NAIA 1 rehab project was earmarked for structural and aesthetic work.
The construction of a rapid exit taxiway could cost ₱300 million, though it would ease runway congestion and minimize delays of incoming or outgoing flights.
For the repair and rehabilitation of 72 restrooms, some ₱20 million is allocated.
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DMCI was also awarded the contracts for building other major infrastructure projects of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III. Among these projects are: - ELR/DVM, GMA News
