Colombia plans to open bidding process for airports by year end

Colombia plans to start the bidding process for the construction and modernization of three airports in Q4 as part of a larger $13b infrastructure plan. The expansion of the capacity of the airport that serves Cali, the nation’s third-largest city, as well as those of Buenaventura and Neiva, in western Colombia, have an estimated cost of 3t pesos ($786m), Transport Minister Angela Maria Orozco said at an infrastructure event. The Andean nation is planning a pipeline of infrastructure projects, including highways, airports, waterways and railroads, known as 5G. President Ivan Duque’s administration expects to award around half of them before its term ends in Aug. 2022, said Orozco. “This has been an ongoing titanic effort, with many actors,” Orozco said. “Colombia has shown that if we come together, we can bring these projects to fruition.” <br/>