New Porto Alegre Tender

Scope New Porto Alegre Airport Porto 20 de Setembro Airport is a proposed infrastructure development project for the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. The total cost of the airport is expected to be USD505 million. The countrys Secretary of Civil Aviation is expected to auction the private concession construction and management rights for the airport in 2015. The plan for a new airport comes as the existing Salgado Filho facility approaches its capacity of 15.3 million passengers pa and is without the land required to expand. It is planned that the new airport will replace this facility upon completion. The airport will be located 50km north of the CBD on a 21sq km site at Porto and will feature an international passenger terminal cargo terminal and two 3200m x 45m runways with capacity to handle 40 million passengers pa. The airport is expected to commence operations in 2029.Events Jul-2014. The Secretariat of Civil Aviation SAC announced it received a study on demand for imports and exports from Rio Grande do Sul State from State Governor Tarso Genro which justify the construction of Porto 20 de Setembro Airport. Civil Aviation Minister Moreira Franco said the proposal would now be contracted out for further analysis. The proposed site does not suffer from the frequent and disruptive inclement weather experienced at the Porto Alegre Salgado Filho Airport and the BRL1.2 billion USD537 million facility may exceed Salgado Filho in capacity. The new airport may be complete in 6-8 years.Feb-2014. The Rio Grande do Sul Secretariat of Infrastructure and Logistics confirmed plans to construct Porto 20 de Setembro Airport a new BRL1.2 billon USD501 million international airport which is intended to act as an alternative to Porto Alegre Salgado Filho Airport being located 50km north of the state capital. The facility will have greater capacity than Salgado Filho especially for freight operations. The Secretariat of Civil Aviation SAC plans to define whether the project will be completed entirely by the Government as a public-private partnership or through a concession.Mar-2015. Brazils Civil Aviation Sectariat Eliseu Padilha advised that the New Porto Alegre Airport will be ready in 2029. The Brazilian Government plans to construct the new airport to replace the existing Porto Alegre Salgado Filho Airport.Jan-2015. Civil Aviation Secretariat Eliseu Padilha met with Rio Grande do Sul governor Jos Ivo Sartori on 09-Jan-2015 to discuss the airport. Mr Padilha said a working group had been established to assess the best action to take including a possible expansion of Porto Alegre Salgado Filho airport in lieu of a new facility.