Airport Directorate tenders consultancy to normalize fencing at Arturo Merino airport

The Metropolitan Region Airport Directorate, under the Undersecretariat of Public Works of the Ministry of Public Works, has called for a digital public tender to contract technical advisory services for the fiscal inspection of the contract for the normalization of the perimeter fences of Arturo Merino Benítez Airport, the country’s main air terminal. The call was published this Tuesday, September 15, 2026, in section IV of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile (No. 44,551), under code CVE 2869319.

The process will be handled entirely by electronic means through the platform www.mercadopublico.cl, under the identifier Public Market ID No. 1044-17-O126. The terms and conditions are already available on the portal, and the reception of technical and economic bids will close on October 19, 2026.

Scope of the contract

The technical advisory to the fiscal inspection aims to support the supervision of the works intended to normalize the airport’s perimeter fences, a critical infrastructure for operational security and access control of the terminal. The contract is of interest to consulting firms specializing in the inspection of airport infrastructure works.

Participation requirements

Only consulting firms registered in the MOP Registry that prove the following specialties and category may participate:

• Registry 7: Inspection Area.
• Specialty 7.1: Road Works and Airports.
• First Superior Category.

Process calendar

The official notice sets the following schedule for the development of the tender:

• Publication of terms and conditions: September 15, 2026.
• Deadline for inquiries: September 29, 2026.
• Deadline for responses and clarifications: October 6, 2026.
• Closing of technical and economic bid reception: October 19, 2026, at 3:00 PM.
• Opening of technical bids: October 19, 2026, at 3:10 PM.
• Opening of economic bids: October 28, 2026, at 3:10 PM.

The call is signed by the Regional Ministerial Secretary of Public Works of the Metropolitan Region, and the document was electronically signed in accordance with Law No. 19,799, with time-stamping and an advanced electronic signature.

The normalization of the perimeter fences of Arturo Merino Benítez Airport is a sensitive matter for airport security and the operation of the country’s main air entry point. The contracting of independent technical advisory for the fiscal inspection seeks to guarantee quality control and regulatory compliance of the works, providing inspection consultants with a relevant business opportunity in the public infrastructure sector.

Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, No. 44,551, September 15, 2026, Section IV (Tenders, Contests, Summons, and Loss of Documents), page 1 (official reference: CVE 2869319).