O&M contract for 9 regional airports in Puerto Rico

project in tender

The Authority owns a total of ten (10) airports. Air cargo and passenger traffic in Puerto Rico is dominated by the San Juan Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, which is currently being operated through a public-private concession for a forty (40) year term until 2052. The Authority directly operates the remaining nine (9) airports, the object of the Project. The Aguadilla and Ponce regional airports feature commercial flights and operate under a certificate issued to the Authority by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”). The other seven (7) airports are general aviation facilities.The concession period is seven years and it may be extended three times for periods of one year. The concession includes operation and maintenance of the following regional airports located at Arecibo, Aguadilla, Culebra, Vieques, Humacao, MayagOez, Ponce, Ceiba and San Juan.The O&M contract involves:a) Routine and preventive maintenance services of all facilities currently operated by the Authority in accordance with industry practices and standards;b) Operation and maintenance of all facilities at PSE and BQN in compliance with FAA’s Part 139 certification requirements;c) Operation and Maintenance of all airport facilities currently run by the Authority in accordance with FAA requirements for all airports in the network;d) Airport security and Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (“ARFF”) services as applicable;e) Management and administration of airport agreements, licenses and leases with tenants and airport concessionaires and to the extent applicable or permissible, obtain better and improved terms and conditions in new and existing agreements;f) Preparation of air traffic reports and statistics;g) Purchase of airport equipment and materials;h) Administrative support functions, invoicing and accounting;i) Advising the Authority with respect to recommended capital improvements in the short and medium term; andj) Improving the general conditions of the Regional Airports and their operations to facilitate a potential future long-term concession of the Regional Airports.