Caribbean National Weekly

Bidders for NMIA

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
Bidders for NMIA
Key Points(5)
  • The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), has received nine applications in response to the Government's Request for Qualification for the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) public-private partnership project.
  • Applications were received mainly from overseas firms.
  • DBJ Managing Director Milverton Reynolds says the NMIA Enterprise Team will now review and assess the submissions to determine if they meet legal, technical and financial criteria.
  • He expects that the list of pre-qualified firms will be announced by the Government within several weeks and a Request for Proposal issued to them next month.
  • The pre-qualified firms will be allowed to conduct due diligence to support the preparation and submission of their bids which is targeted for November.

The Development Bank of  Jamaica (DBJ), has received nine applications in response to the Government's Request for Qualification for the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) public-private partnership project.

Applications were received mainly from overseas firms.

DBJ Managing Director Milverton Reynolds says the NMIA Enterprise Team will now review and assess the submissions to determine if  they meet legal, technical and financial criteria.

He expects that the list of  pre-qualified firms will be announced by the Government within several weeks and a Request for Proposal issued to them next month.

The pre-qualified firms will be allowed to conduct due diligence to support the preparation and submission of  their bids which is targeted for November.

The Government expects to announce the winning bidder by December.

The Norman Manley International Airport is owned by the Airports Authority of  Jamaica (AAJ) - it is  currently operated by NMIA Airports, a wholly-owned subsidiary of  the AAJ.

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