Although the Tinian legislative delegation reprogrammed $3.5 million from the island’s wastewater project, the amount is not enough, he said.
“Unfortunately, the cost of things escalates…and so the cost may have to be revised,” Camacho added.
Thales has to complete the scope of work for the instrument landing system, or ILS, design before CPA can estimate the project cost, he said.
The design contract awarded to Thales originally cost $380,000 but this was amended to $408,000 in October.
The company is expected to complete the scope of work in four months after which CPA will conduct a bidding and awarding process.
Until the scope of work is fulfilled, “nobody at this point in time knows how much the project will cost ,” Camacho said.
CPA, he added, has scheduled a video-conference with all parties involved in the ILS project tomorrow, Dec. 18.
“The video-conference is to clarify the role of each player…meaning the Federal Aviation Administration and Thales Inc. Once the roles are clarified and the [Tinian] delegation concurs with the total cost, the ILS project will move forward,” Camacho said.
Tinian has been pushing the project since 2006, saying it will allow more international flights to land at its airport.
