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GMR-Megawide takes on 'Goliath' in bid to rebuild NAIA

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PoI3cw-2KKA" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - GMR-Megawide on Monday touted its construction expertise and cost competitiveness as it went against a &quot;super consortium&quot; of 7 of the country&#x27;s biggest firms for the right to rehabilitate the capital&#x27;s main airport.</p><p>The Filipino-Indian consortium revamped the Cebu Mactan International Airport while GMR also led the rebuilding of the New Delhi Airport.</p><p>It submitted a P156-billion proposal for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, less than half the cost compared to its much larger competitor.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/03/05/030518_gmr.jpg"/><figcaption>GMR Megawide plan for its P156 billion NAIA rehabilitation proposal. <em>Photo by GMR Megawide</em></figcaption></figure></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/01/18/gmr-megawide-submits-3-billion-naia-rehab-plan-to-govt">GMR-Megawide submits $3 billion NAIA rehab plan to gov&#x27;t</a></li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/13/18/naia-super-consortium-submits-p350-billion-airport-proposal">NAIA &#x27;super consortium&#x27; submits P350-billion airport proposal</a></li></ul><p>&quot;We have always been cost competitive. We deliver on time and the quality is more than the expectation of the government and the public,&quot; GMR-Megawide chairman Edgar Saavedra said.</p><p>&quot;We were able to compete with the big ones because we were able to bring in the technology, the know-how. That’s where we’re good at instead of purely construction,&quot; he told ANC&#x27;s Early Edition.</p><p>GMR-Megawide, unlike the &quot;super consortium,&quot; is not pushing for the construction of a new runway at the NAIA. Such a structure would not significantly boost capacity, said GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp chief executive adviser Andrew Harrison.</p><p>Unlocking congestion while increasing the terminal capacity will help NAIA &quot;take its rightful pace as one of the major hub in the ASEAN region,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;With our experience in Mactan, we understand Filipinos, how they travel, what are the behavior during peak season,&quot; said Louie Ferrer, president GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp.</p><p>Harrison, who believes GMR is in the same league as Changi Airports International, said managing an airport is about understanding the passengers and providing convenience.</p><p>&quot;The most important aspect of an airport is not the runway, it’s not the parking stands, it’s the washroom. Because if you have a lousy experience in the washroom it doesn’t matter how good or how efficient the airport runs,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>GMR-Megawide on Monday touted its construction expertise and cost competitiveness as it went against a "super consortium" of 7 of the country's biggest firms for the right to rehabilitate the capital's main airport.</p>

GMR-Megawide on Monday touted its construction expertise and cost competitiveness as it went against a "super consortium" of 7 of the country's biggest firms for the right to rehabilitate the capital's main airport.