Tender issued for technical consultancy to standardize fencing at Merino Benítez Airport

The Metropolitan Region Airports Directorate, under the Undersecretariat of Public Works of the Ministry of Public Works, has called for a digital public tender to contract technical advisory for the fiscal inspection of the contract for the normalization of perimeter fences at Arturo Merino Benítez Airport. The process will be handled entirely by electronic means through the platform www.mercadopublico.cl, under Mercado Público ID No. 1044-17-O126.

The notice was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, No. 44,551, dated Tuesday, September 15, 2026, in Section IV (Tenders, Contests, Summons, and Loss of Documents), page 1 of 1, with the verification code CVE 2869319. The call is signed by the Regional Ministerial Secretary of Public Works of the Metropolitan Region.

Object and scope of the contract

The purpose of the tender is to hire a consulting firm to provide technical advisory to the fiscal inspection during the execution of the contract for the normalization of the perimeter fences of the country’s main airport. This is a consulting contract in the field of road and airport works, aimed at supporting the inspection work of the projects carried out on the premises.

The process is part of the airport infrastructure management developed by the Airports Directorate, a unit of the Ministry of Public Works responsible for the planning, construction, and conservation of the country’s network of airfields and airports.

Requirements for participation

Consulting firms registered in the MOP Registry that meet the required specialties and categories may participate:

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

The bidding terms and background documents will be available for download on the portal www.mercadopublico.cl starting from the date of the notice publication.

Process calendar

The schedule set by the Metropolitan Region Airports Directorate is as follows:

• Publication of terms and background: September 15, 2026.
• Deadline for inquiries: September 29, 2026.
• Deadline for responses: October 6, 2026.
• Deadline for clarifications: October 6, 2026.
• Closing for receipt of technical and economic bids: 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 normalization of the perimeter fences of the Arturo Merino Benítez Airport is relevant for operational security and access control of Chile’s main air terminal, which concentrates most of the country’s international and domestic traffic. The hiring of specialized technical consultancy seeks to ensure that the works are executed in accordance with technical specifications and current regulations, guaranteeing the correct supervision of an infrastructure contract critical for the country’s connectivity.

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