Future Zagreb international airport

The Croatian government announced that six companies made it into the second round but it does not want to reveal the names of the companies that made it into the second round. Local press reports that the four companies that didn't make it into the second round are demanding for the tender process to be halted.

In Italy, the Port Authority of Genoa is selling 60% of the shares of "Cristoforo Colombo" airport of Genoa  (5 million annual passengers) . The tender was launched in June and expression of interests were submitted in July. According to Reuters, six consortia have submitted offers. F2i, the fund managed by Vito Gamberale is understood to be among these bidders. Remember that F2i, acquired a controlling stake (65 %) in Naples Airport from Ferrovial back in 2010. The other current shareholders of  "Cristoforo Colombo" airport of Genoa are Camera di Commercio (25%) e Aeroporti di Roma (15%).

Genoa Airport

According to TFI News, there are five bidders and the final bid process commenced on September 5th. The five bidders are: F2i, Vinci, Limak Yatirim, a US pension fund and the Argentinian group headed by Eduardo Eurnekian.

In Spain, the government is trying to sell more than 90 percent of the shares of the two main airports in the country, Madrid Barajas (50 million annual passengers) and Barcelona-El Prat (30 million annual passengers). The prequalification stage ends in September 5th and final bids must be submitted by Novemeber 2011. Tender ocuments can be obtained here.

Madrid Barajas Airport

Spanish government is looking for bids greater than 3.7 billion euros for Barajas and 1.6 billion euros for El Prat. The concession contracts will have a duration of 20 years, extendable by a further five years.

There is high uncertainty surrounding these processes as the current Spanish government has called for early Presidential elections for November too. We will see how they manage to award the contract if there is a new government.

Royal Bank of Scotland is advising the government on the transaction and is also co-ordinating the sale the sale. Spanish firms such as Abertis, FCC, Ferrovial (BAA Airports) and Acciona have shown interest in the sale.

Barcelona-El Prat airport

Bids were submitted on September 5th. The following consortia submitted qualification documents for Madrid airport:

The following consortia submitted qualification documents for Barcelona airport:

South Korea's government has decided to offer a 15 percent stake in Incheon International Airport Corporation. The privatisation plan must still pass a parliamentary vote on a revised bill.

It is important to know that Incheon Airport  acquired a 10% stake in Khabarovsk Novy Airport in Russia in July - its first equity investment in an overseas gateway.

A consortium formed by the Turkish aviation group TAV Airports Holding and the local companies Al Rajhi and Saudi Oger has won the 25-year build-operate-transfer at Medinah Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport. Each firm has a 33% participation stake in the consortium.

The contract valued at $1 billion to $1.5 billion. The consortium will be paying an annual concession fee based on revenues generated. The Build Operate Transfer (BOT) tender is for a concession period of 25 years.

Other bidders included:

Other four groups that were prequalified did not submit bid in the last phase of the tender:

Future airport in Antofagasta, Chile

During August, we discovered that A-Port Chile (a joint venture between Brazil's Camargo Corrêa, Switzerland's Flughafen Zürich and Chile's Gestión e Ingeniería IDC) has submitted the best bid to operate Cerro Moreno Airport in Antofagasta.

As we said before BAA has to sell Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh airports in the UK, which BAA has been ordered to sell by the UK's Competitive Commission.

On July, 25th, ANAC launched a Call for Projects (CFP) addressed to national and international companies interested in submitting projects to structure the concession for expansion, maintenance and operation of the airports in Brasilia (JK), Campinas (Viracopos) and Guarulhos (Guarulhos International).During August, Infra-America, a joint venture between Brazilian engineering contractor Engevix and Argentine conglomerate Corporación América has emerged as best bidder for the concession to build and operate the São Gonçalo do Amarante airport near the northeastern Brazilian city of Natal.The consortium has three years to build the airport and it will hold rights to operate the airport for 25 years with a possible extension of five years.

The Lagos Airport Development Committee has requested expressions of interest for the development of phase 1 of the Lekki.Epe International airport under a design, build, finance,operate and maintain concession agreement for the duration of about 15 to 25 years.

The phase 1 includes:

Bugesera International Airport in RwandaThe Government of Rwanda has developed a strategy for active participation and involvement of the private sector in infrastructure development towards national growth, through Public Private Partnerships. In this regard, the Government intends to build a new airport - the Bugesera International Airport under a PPP contract. The Government now invites Expressions of Interest from qualified and reputable airport operators for a Design, Build, Finance, Maintain and Operate (DBFMO) 25 year concession agreement.

Kenyan and Tanzanian authorities for setting up of new new airports in these countries. The Kenyan government is planning to set up a new international airport at Taveta on the border with Tanzania. TAV Airports is said to be interested in the possible tender under the public private partnership method.

The Indonesian government had announced a plan to develop 14 new airports in the country, many of them in the eastern parts of the country. Ministry of Transportation Bambang S. Ervan said that the 14 new airports will be built in the eastern part of Seram (Kuffar), Bone, Enggano, Muara Bungo, Muara Teweh, Morowali, Saumlaki Baru, Sinak Baru, Tojo Una-Una, Tual Baru, Wagete Baru, Waisai Raja Ampat, Nam Niwel and Sumarorong.