Legal Consultant - Iloilo Airport PPP (Philippines)

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) of the Republic of the Philippines is undertaking a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for the rehabilitation, upgrading, phased expansion, operation, and maintenance of

Iloilo Airport (IATA: ILO) under a long-term concession. The PPP will be

procured through a solicited public bidding process in accordance with Republic Act No. 11966, or the PPP Code, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is in discussions with DOTr to support as lead transaction advisor in the structuring and implementation of the PPP. IFC intends to engage a legal consultant (the “Consultant”), comprising an international law firm and Philippine local counsel, with specialized experience in airport PPP transactions, to provide legal advisory support throughout due diligence, transaction structuring, and implementation of the tender process. The assignment will cover the Project’s legal, regulatory, and contractual aspects, including review of the applicable legal, regulatory, and institutional framework; legal due diligence; support in structuring the PPP from a legal and contractual perspective; support in securing requisite government approvals; identification and allocation of key legal and commercial risks; preparation and review of transaction documentation, including tender documents and the concession agreement; and support during implementation of the tender process, including responses to bidder queries, review of comments and resulting revisions to the transaction documentation, bid evaluation support, and assistance through contract finalization and commercial close. The Consultant should have substantial experience in airport PPP transactions, including legal due diligence, drafting and negotiation of PPP and project agreements, and tender process support, as well as relevant experience in the Philippines. Interested firms are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) through the procurement portal. A detailed Terms of Reference will be provided separately upon issuance of the Request for Proposals (RFP).

Procurement number: 0002024367. Expressions of interest are submitted through the World Bank Group's eProcure (RFx Now) portal, which requires vendor registration.