GEORGE TOWN, March 12 -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) has announced a pre-qualification exercise to appoint contractors for the Penang International Airport (PIA) expansion project.

The airport operator placed an advertisement on March 8 to call for pre-qualification for three work packages to expand the PIA.

The pre-qualification for the packages involved work for the air traffic control tower, new main terminal building, renovations to the existing terminal, pavement work, a multi-storey car park and local infrastructure work.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, who shared the MAHB advertisement calling for tender and pre-qualification, thanked the federal government for approving the project and moving it forward.

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