en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Brazilian federal government is advancing a tender for airport concession contracts, involving Brasília Airport and 10 other regional airports, with total investments expected to exceed BRL 20 billion (approximately USD 3.9 billion).
The government has initiated a public consultation process to prepare for the tender of a new concession contract for Brasília Airport, one of Brazil's busiest aviation hubs. The contract also includes operating rights for 10 other regional airports. The public consultation will run until August 7, with the contract auction scheduled for December, marking the end of the preparatory phase.
The Ministry of Ports and Airports stated that the winning bidder must invest approximately BRL 1.2 billion in Brasília Airport. Planned works include the construction of a new international terminal, a parking garage building, and a new access road to the airport. The contract also incorporates regional airports through the AmpliAR program. The ministry noted that approximately BRL 857.8 million is planned for investments in the expansion, maintenance, and operation of airports in Juína, Cáceres, and Tangará da Serra in Mato Grosso state; Alto Paraíso de Goiás and São Miguel do Araguaia in Goiás state; Bonito, Dourados, and Três Lagoas in Mato Grosso do Sul state; Ponta Grossa in Paraná state; and Barreiras in Bahia state.
This tender is a rebidding process. The original concession contract for Brasília Airport was awarded in 2012 to Inframérica, jointly with state-owned enterprise Infraero. A few years later, Inframérica legally requested the return of the concession due to financial difficulties. Since the original concessionaire made some early investments under the contract, the federal government decided to pay compensation, a cost that will be borne by the winning bidder in the December auction.
The new contract sets a minimum rate of 5.9% on the concessionaire's annual gross revenue, with the company or consortium offering the highest variable rate winning the bid. The future concessionaire will also need to pay an initial installment of BRL 557 million, half of which will compensate Infraero for exiting its equity stake in the concession. Government officials told BNamericas that the auction is expected to attract significant interest, as Brasília Airport is one of the last major airports in the country still available for private investors to take over. Currently, over 90% of Brazil's airports are controlled by private investors.
Brasília Airport is the third busiest in Brazil, behind Guarulhos and Congonhas airports in São Paulo state. Earlier this year, Spanish giant Aena won the concession auction for Rio de Janeiro's Galeão International Airport, Brazil's fifth busiest, submitting a concession fee of BRL 2.9 billion, far exceeding the contract's minimum amount of BRL 933 million, and beating Zurich Airport and the RioGaleão consortium, composed of Singapore's Changi Airport and Vinci Compass private equity fund. Late last year, Mexican operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) announced the acquisition of Brazilian company Motiva's airport assets for BRL 11.3 billion, taking over a portfolio of 20 airports under Motiva, 17 of which are in Brazil, with the remaining three in Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Curaçao.
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