Preferred bidders emerge for Abuja, Lagos, Kano airports

The Federal Government has announced the selected preferred and reserve bidders for Nigerian airports concession.

The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, made the announcement when he addressed newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday.

According to Sirika, the preferred bidder for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, is Corporacion America Airports Consortium, while ENL Consortium has also been selected as the reserve bidder for airport.

The minister said the preferred bidder for the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, is TAV/NAHCO/Project Plant Limited (PPL) Consortium, while Sifax/Changi Consortium has also been selected as the reserve bidder for the airport.

He further stated that the preferred bidder for the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, is Corporacion America Airports Consortium while there are no reserve bidders for the airport.

The minister said the Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt, did not receive any proposals when the Request for Proposal (RFP) deadline closed.

“The Federal Government, in line with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (establishment, etc.) Act, 2005, and global best practice, is ready to inform all stakeholders, local and international, development partners and the media on development regarding airports concession.

“The Request for Proposals (RFP) phase of the Nigeria Airports Concession Programme (NACP), came to a close on the 19 of September 2022,” Sirika added.

He noted that the ministry was in consultation with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and other stakeholders for the fourth airport asset which did not receive bids as at the time of the RFP deadline.

The minister said the process was a multistage process, adding that the final outcome of the NACP was yet to come.

“The next stage of the programme is the negotiations and due diligence stage, during which the ministry will invite preferred bidders to enter detailed negotiations with its representatives, with a view to developing a Full Business Case (FBC) before onward transmission to ICRC for review and approval.

“Only after a successful conclusion of the negotiation and due diligence stage will the FBC and all other approvals be presented before the Federal Executive Council for final approval by the Federal Government,” Sirika said.

The minister, however, urged all participants who had responded to RFP to continue referring to the NACP website — www.nacp.aviation.gov.ng, where all updates and relevant documentation, including updated FAQs, could be found.

The Star