Busuanga, Camiguin airport upgrades budgeted for nearly P836 million combined

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is allocating up to P835.9 million to upgrade airports in Busuanga, Palawan and Camiguin province.

In bid notices released on Wednesday, the DoTr is inviting interested parties to participate in the P661.38-million Busuanga Airport development project and the P174.60-million Camiguin Airport development project.

The DoTr said the Busuanga project covers the construction and paving of a new runway.

Interested parties will have until Sept. 15 to submit their bids, it said.

“Completion of the works is required within 420 calendar days, inclusive of pre-determined unworkable 30 days,” the DoTr said, noting that bidders should have completed similar projects to qualify in the bidding.

Busuanga Airport, also known as the Francisco B. Reyes airport, is the gateway to Coron, Palawan.

The DoTr allowed 180 calendar days to redevelop the airport at Camiguin, an island province off northern Mindanao, with works including the correction of the runway center slope profile.

Bidders also have until Sept. 15 to submit their proposals.

The DoTr last year said it is allocating P14 billion to fund the upgrade and development of regional airports amid growing demand for air travel. — Ashley Erika O. Jose