Tender for technical consultancy for the fiscal inspection of the Cerro Castillo aerodrome

The Airports Directorate of the Ministry of Public Works, through its regional directorate of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, has opened a digital public tender to contract technical advisory services for the fiscal inspection of the runway improvement works at the Cerro Castillo Aerodrome, in the province of Última Esperanza. The notice was published in Section IV of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile on Friday, November 13, 2026, under official reference CVE 2900941, bulletin number 44,598.

The process is handled entirely online through the www.mercadopublico.cl platform, identified by ID 1096-28-O126 and codes SAFI 438.728 and BIP 40047976-0. The call is signed by the Regional Ministerial Secretary of Public Works of the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region.

Requirements: registered consultants only and no consortia

The notice sets limited participation conditions, designed for the ministry’s provider registry:

• Only consulting firms registered in the MOP Consultants Registry may bid.
• They must prove the specialty 7 Inspections, in its sub-specialty 7.1 Road Works and Airports.
• Category 1st Superior is required.
• Consortia are not accepted.

The terms and background documents have been available on the public procurement portal since the publication of the notice. The document specifies that there is no sale of background documents nor delivery of physical terms, meaning all technical and administrative information is obtained electronically.

Calendar: inquiries in November and economic opening in December

The process schedule is staggered across four milestones:

• Inquiries: Monday, November 23, 2026, at 12:00 hours.
• Responses: Monday, November 30, 2026, at 16:00 hours.
• Closing for receipt of technical and economic bids: Monday, December 7, 2026, at 15:00 hours.
• Opening of technical bids: Monday, December 7, 2026, at 15:10 hours.
• Opening of the economic bid: Monday, December 14, 2026, at 10:00 hours.

The separation of both openings—technical first and economic one week later—is common in MOP consultancy processes, as it allows for the evaluation of the technical proposal before knowing the offered price.

Budget of $518.6 million and 365-day term

The financing is sectoral and the official budget amounts to $518,604,501, excluding VAT. The contract will be entered into under the unit price modality, with adjustments according to the CPI.

The execution period is 365 calendar days, which does not include the delivery period for the Final Report. Regarding the scope, the consultancy must support the Fiscal Inspection in the technical and administrative control of the improvement works for the runway of the Cerro Castillo Aerodrome, with tasks such as topographic control, reviewing compliance with the Quality Plan, supervising tests and controls from the self-control laboratory, risk prevention, reviewing progress, measurements and payment certificates, preparing reports, and supporting contractual modifications.

The call for bids is added to the portfolio of airport works that the ministry is executing in the southern zone, where air connectivity fulfills a critical function for the supply and transport of passengers in territories with low population density.

Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, no. 44,598, Friday, November 13, 2026, Section IV — Tenders, competitions, summons, and loss of documents, pp. 1-2 (official reference: CVE 2900941).