The construction of the Chinchero International Airport (Cusco) risks being paralyzed again due to disagreements between the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) and the contractor Consorcio Natividad Chinchero.
Yesterday, The MTC reported that the addendum was signed to advance S/40 million to Natividadalthough this money does not come from the US$193 million that the consortium demands for cost updating—already rejected in the Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB)—.
A source from the sector tells La República that the MTC should have given the S/40 million a year ago to Natividad, but without any valid justification, they refused.
“If they had given (the advance) at the time, we would not have reached this point where the contractor was left without money. He TCM “He is patching up his own mistake and now due to social pressure he has given in,” he says.
The S/40 million will be used to pay debts and for the construction of the perimeter fence and construction of the passenger terminal. According to the source, it will only last two months, and if a solution is not reached in that period, “the project falls apart and the bomb explodes.”
According to the MTC, the contract with Natividad does not contemplate updating prices and they question why they are making claims when “there is no progress” – the work is barely 10% complete and has to be delivered in March 2026.
Whats Next? With arbitration, we all lose and the AICC It would take longer than expected. The source mentions that officials of the TCM They are aware that the best thing is to negotiate and find a middle ground regarding Natividad’s claim, but Minister Raúl Pérez-Reyes does not want to take the risk and, despite not publicly accepting it, seeks arbitration.
The key
Importance. Under optimal IATA conditions, the AICC would transport 7 million passengers per year. It could serve up to 12 million, but these would be suboptimal.
Source: Larepublica
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