2024-001 - Project Management Services: Cargo Center and Live Seafood Storage Facility

Gander International Airport Authority (GIAA) is seeking proposals for a Construction Project Manager
for a new cargo center and live seafood storage facility.

This Project aims to Improve the fluidity and/or performance of the transportation system and to
contribute to an increase in the value and/or volume of goods exported from Newfoundland and Canada
to overseas markets. The Project addresses the lack of adequate short- and long-term storage facilities
for live/seafood products to facilitate dedicated air shipments to higher margin European and Asian
markets.

Through the provision of live holding technologies and in combination with the airport’s centralized
location, it is estimated that the number of dedicated cargo flights will increase. 

The Project has garnered support from the Seafood Processors of Newfoundland and Labrador and has
the potential to attract investments in the future from several seafood producers and shippers due the
access it provides to higher margin international destinations. The holding technologies involved, and
the speed of air shipping may also facilitate the introduction of new seafood species to the export
market. 

The project was made possible with the assistance of Transport Canada, Atlantic Canadian Opportunities
Agency, and the Atlantic Fisheries Fund