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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1980

CONSULTANCY FOR REPLACEMENT AIRPORT STUDIES

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THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, IS NOW EVALUATING COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM SEVEN SHORT-LISTED CONSULTANT FIRMS FOR CONDUCTING AN AIRPORT MASTER PLANNING STUDY.

THIS IS ONE OF A PACKAGE OF STUDIES TO BE CARRIED OUT IN CONNECTION WITH THE REPLACEMENT AIRPORT PROJECT.

THE CONSULTANT FIRMS ON THE SHORT LIST WERE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S CENTRAL CONSULTANTS SELECTION BOARD AND WERE INVITED IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT FOR UNDERTAKING THE WORK.

+THIS SHORT LIST OF CONSULTANTS WILL BE FURTHER CUT DOWN TO ABOUT THREE AND THEN FINALLY TO ONE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SELECTED CONSULTANT ON CONTRACT TERMS AND SCOPE OF WORK ARE PLANNED TO TAKE PLACE IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

+ IF EVERYTHING GOES AS SCHEDULED, THE CONSULTANTS WILL START WORK IN MARCH 1981 AND COMPLETE THE IR STUDIES TOWARDS THE END OF 1982, + HE SAID.

IN THIS PHASE OF THE REPLACEMENT AIRPORT STUDIES, THE CONSULTANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP AN AIRPORT MASTER PLAN WHICH WILL DEFINE THE PHASED DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPORT IN TERMS OF THE LOCATION OF THE RUNWAYS AND ALL AIRPORT FACILITIES.

THEY WILL ALSO BE LOOKING INTO THE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ASPECTS, INCLUDING ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES, NOISE PROBLEMS, BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT AND FINALLY UP-DATE THE ORDER OF COSTS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE REPLACEMENT AIRPORT.

THE RESULTS OF THE AIRPORT MASTER PLANNING STUDY TOGETHER WITH THE FINDINGS OF OTHER STUDIES, INCLUDING CIVIL ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL, FINANCIAL, METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES, AS WELL AS OTHERS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED NORTH LANTAQ DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNMENT BY THE END OF 1982.

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