Cablegate: Imi: Brunei Invitation for Its Airport National Development

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SUBJECT: IMI: BRUNEI INVITATION FOR ITS AIRPORT NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PLAN PROJECTS

1. The Department of Civil Aviation under the Ministry of
Communications is inviting all interested parties to participate in
its Airport National Development Plan projects. This announcement
was made at the Information Day briefing organized by the Department
of Civil Aviation on October 17.

2. Summary: The Department of Civil Aviation's vision is to develop
Brunei International Airport as the Air Hub for BIMP-EAGA region.
The Airport National Development Plan projects are divided in three
categories:

A) - Consultancy Services:

1. Airport Master Plan
(Tender Open - November 22, 2006
Tender Close - January 16, 2007)

2. Runway & Taxiway Sub-Soil Study
(Tender Open - November 15, 2006
Tender Close - December 26, 2006)

3. Implementation of CNS/ATM Phase 2
(Tender Open - December 6, 2006
Tender Close - February 8, 2007)

B) - Upgrading of Airport Facilities

1. CNS/ATM Phase I - Instrument Landing System (ILS) & Primarily
Surveillance Radar (PSR)
(Tender Open - November 29, 2006
Tender Close - January 23, 2007)

2. Western Parallel Taxiway Lighting System
(Tender Open - November 1, 2006
Tender Close - November 28, 2006)

3. Fire Training Mock-up
- Closing date October 31, 2006

4. Hangar Fire Protection and Detection System
- Closing date October 31, 2006

C) - e-Government Projects

1. MeSRa Airport Information System - DCA/EGOV/001
2. IT Network Infrastructure - DCA/EGOV/002
3. Airport Management System (AMS) - DCA/EGOV/003
4. Meteorological Web Services - DCA/EGOV/004
(Tender Open - January/February 2007
Tender Close - March/April 2007)

2. Further information can be obtained from Pengiran Haji Abdul
Rahman bin PSI Pengiran Haji Ismail, the Director of Civil Aviation
at the Ministry of Communications, Brunei International Airport,
Bandar Seri Begawan BB2513, Brunei Darussalam. The Department of
Civil Aviation telephone number is 673-2330142 / 2330518 and the fax
number is 673-2331706 / 2333666. The office is open from
Monday-Thursday and on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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