AIG appoints local firm for QAIA facilities management

Airport International Group (AIG)  underwent a comprehensive bidding process before selecting the Jordanian company.

AIG's investment of $750m to build the new terminal - in addition to $100m spent on rehabilitating the terminals currently in use - is intended to develop Jordan's primary gateway, the QAIA, as a regional niche hub. The terminal is in the advanced stages of construction with 91% completed to date.

The process to select a facilities management partner was open to submissions from both local and international facilities management service providers, and saw the participation of seven bidders, AIG said.

"With the upcoming launch of the new terminal, one of our biggest priorities is to ensure that this state-of-the-art facility is maintained to meet world-class standards," said AIG chief exectutive Kjeld Binger. "Arab Logistics Systems presented us with a new Quality Management System that will ensure a significant improvement in airport facilities management, and we are looking forward to working with them," he said.

In order to ensure transparency during the bidding process an internationally-renowned auditing firm was invited by AIG as a third party to monitor and oversee the bid evaluation and selection process as as part of this an AIG investor affiliated with Arab Logistics Systems, Edgo, was excluded by AIG's board during the entire review and selection process, including the technical and financial evaluations and the voting process.