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Guatemala's Agencia Nacional de Alianzas para el Desarrollo de la Infraestructura Económica (ANADIE) has received four proposals from international consulting firms to carry out technical, financial, legal and environmental studies on La Aurora Airport Upgrade PPP Project.

These four consortia are namely: 

• Deloitte/Tetra Tech (Spain-USA)
• IDOM Ingeniería SA (Mexico)
• Iceacsa Consultores/Profit Banca S.A.S/Duran Osorio y Abogados Asociados (Colombia)
• Felipe Ochoa y Asociados S.C./ Ríos Ferrer Guillen-LLarena, Treviño y Rivera S.C. (Mexico)

As we reported, in early May ANADIE launched a tender process seeking an advisor for the modernization of the airport. It has been the second time the country seek an advisor for the project. The first tender was launched in October 2016 and eight companies submitted bids. However, the procurement was canceled in February 2017. 

The project comprises the upgrade, finance operation and maintenance of the airport. Located 6.4 km south of Guatemala City's center and 25 km from Antigua Guatemala, it is the primary airport of Guatemala. The total project investment is estimated at US$200 million. The studies will also determine the project type, whether it is to be a public work, or a PPP. 

The project is included in ANADIE's portfolio published in March 2017. The portfolio includes a total of nine projects to be developed under the PPP model, most of them for transport.