ASA outlines investment projects worth US$126 million

Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) awarded a contract worth US$840,709 to AFI Servicios to carry out the technical development of eight strategic projects it plans to implement over the next two years.

Among the initiatives are the replacement of the jet fuel pipeline in Terminal 1 of Mexico City International Airport (AICM), the construction of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending plant in Cancun, and the creation of the Mexican University of Civil Aviation.

The projects involve a total investment of approximately US$126 million and also include the installation of new fuel stations at the airports of Puerto Escondido and Tepic, where there is mixed investment participation.

According to ASA, the contract—managed through the Business Unit Coordination Office—will be valid for five months from July 11, the date on which the tender was awarded. The agency, which is part of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT), considered that the contract is key to ensuring proper planning and efficient execution of the projects.

The service also includes the preparation of business plans, route evaluation studies, airport profitability analysis, and the drafting of ASA's annual sustainability report, in accordance with the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

AFI Servicios was the winner of the restricted tender in which ADHOC Consultores Asociados and SYSTEMGAT also participated. Both were disqualified for failing to meet legal and technical requirements, and their financial proposals were not evaluated. The bid submitted by AFI Servicios, based in Mexico City, was also the lowest.

ASA emphasized that these studies will make it possible to rigorously evaluate the technical and socioeconomic viability of the projects, maximize their social and economic profitability, and ensure compliance with the current regulatory framework, especially that applicable to public sector infrastructure works.

The complementary tasks also include business and profitability plans for the Poza Rica and Tehuacán airports, with the aim of determining their short-, medium-, and long-term viability, as well as establishing strategies with controlled risks or improvements to the initial ideas.

Finally, a study will be carried out on routes and profitability for non-concessioned airports or aerodromes located in Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán.