TWO COMPANIES BID FOR RUNWAY END SAFETY
AREA AND AIRPORT ROAD REROUTING
PJIAE
on Monday Morning December 21, 2009 opened the bids for the diversion of
the eastern airport road, extension of the runway and the implementation
of the runway end safety areas (RESAs).
Two St. Maarten based construction companies – Windward Roads
Infrastructure and MNO Vervat St. Maarten – had been invited to bid on
the project; both were represented as their sealed envelopes were opened
and their bids were made public. Windward Roads Infrastructure offered
to carry out the works for NAf. 17,546,900.00; MNO Vervat St. Maarten
NAf.16,983,847.00.
This project is another step by PJIAE in the further development of the
airport facilities; by extending its runway, PJIAE heeds International
Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) requirements that airports should
have a safety area at both runway ends.
RESAs are located at the runway extremity and are primarily intended to
reduce the risk of damage to an airplane undershooting or overrunning
the runway. Due to the construction of these RESAs and the requirement
to maintain the existing runway length for takeoffs and landings it
became necessary to extend the runway by 120 meters to the east. The
landing threshold at runway 10 (western runway end) and its associated
marking and lighting will also have to be shifted accordingly.
With the project for the rerouting of the road in front of the terminal
building nearing completion the tendering process for this project was
initiated on November 23, 2009. Based on the bids received PJIAE
Evaluation Committee – comprised of personnel from the company’s
Technical, Operational, Air Traffic Services and Financial Divisions-
will evaluate the bids.
Bids will be evaluated on the basis of their completeness, compliance
with required specifications and price. The winner of the bid is
expected to be announced by mid January 2010.
PJIAE
on Monday Morning December 21, 2009 opened the bids for the diversion of
the eastern airport road, extension of the runway and the implementation
of the runway end safety areas (RESAs).
