Tender For Expansion Of Banjarmasin Airport Expected Next Month

Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Nov. 30 (AntaranewsKalsel) - General Manager of state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I of Banjarmasin branch Handy said tender for the expansion of the Sjamsudin Noor airport of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, could be held in December.


"Hopefully, it could be a reality that work could start immediately to expand and modernize the airport," Handy told the regional legislator in a working meeting here on Monday.

The airport project leader Taochid said construction could start only in February 2016 as the process of tender could take 40 days before the winner is announced.

Taochid said expansion of the airport into an international class airport would be divided into two packages - first package for passenger terminal and package II for supporting infrastructure to cost trillions of rupiahs.

"Considering the situation and condition, it is likely that work would start with the second package," he said.

Earlier, acting secretary of the city administration H Said Abdullah said there was no more problem in land clearing for the airport project.

Therefore, PT Angkasa Pura I could start work to expand the airport, Said Abdullah said.