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Work on PhP8M send-off lounge at NAIA to start next month

MANILA: The construction of the PhP8-million passenger send-off area at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 may start in February with the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) bids and awards committee (BAC) completing the initial bidding for the construction of the public waiting lounge at the airport in December, according to a media report.

The BAC is currently conducting a post-qualification evaluation of the bidder being considered for the project which costs around PhP8 million, and is to be completed in 100 days, MIAA senior assistant general manager Vicente Guerzon Jr was quoted s saying by Inquirer.

The main aim behind constructing the public waiting lounge at the Naia Terminal 1 departure area is to provide relatives of overseas workers and other airport visitors an area where they could give their loved ones a proper send-off before boarding their flights, the official reportedly said.

Previously, the terminal had an OFW lounge and a Windows of the World area but these were taken down when the airport’s PhP1.3 billion rehabilitation began, the report said.

According to NAIA Terminal 1 manager Dante Basanta, the construction of the public waiting lounge was not included in the rehabilitation because the previous project called for just a makeover and the structural reinforcement of the 30-year-old terminal.

The contractor, DM Consunji Inc., basically replaced floorings, ceilings and partitions; improved amenities; and retrofitted columns. It also upgraded mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire detection and prevention utilities, Inquirer reported.

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