Contractor winning Long Thanh airport’s 1.45-billion-USD bidding package announced
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) on August 24 announced that the Vietur consortium had won the bidding package worth 35 trillion VND (1.45 billion USD) to build a terminal of the Long Thanh airport project in the southern province of Dong Nai.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) on August 24announced that the Vietur consortium had won the bidding package worth35 trillion VND (1.45 billion USD) to build a terminal of the Long Thanhairport project in the southern province of Dong Nai.
The consortium comprises of Turkish conglomerate IC ISTAS, andnine local firms such as Vinaconex and Newtexons, Ricons, and Hancorp.
According to ACV, Vietur won the package with the price ofnearly 28 trillion VND and 338,800 USD. The contract will be implemented in39 months, including New Year holidays in accordance with Vietnamese law fromthe date of signing scheduled to fall between August 25 to August 30.
Long Thanh airport, to become Vietnam's largest, is budgeted to cost around336.63 trillion VND. Its construction is divided into three phases.
In the first phase, a runway and one passenger terminalalong with other supporting facilities will be built at a cost of 109.1trillion VND to serve 25 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargoeach year.
Once fully completed by 2050, the airport will be able tohandle 100 million passengers and 5 million tonnes of cargo annually.
Located 40km east of Ho Chi Minh City, it is expected torelieve overloading at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, currently thecountry’s largest, in the southern metropolis./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed an official dispatch on April 18 demanding relevant ministries and agencies to speed up the Long Thanh International Airport project, which is lagging behind schedule.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has requested the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to closely coordinate with the People’s Committee of the southern province of Dong Nai to accelerate ground clearance work and early hand over clean land for construction of sub-projects of Long Thanh international airport.
Work on a passenger terminal at Long Thanh International Airport in southern Dong Nai province is scheduled to start in August, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) announced at a working session on July 6 with the provincial People's Committee.
Construction of a passenger terminal at the Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai southern province and the third terminal (T3) of the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is scheduled to start on August 26 at a total cost of over 45 trillion VND (1.89 billion USD).
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Perspective of Long Thanh airport (Photo: VNA) 
