DGAC of Ecuador acquires new radars

Ecuador a través of the Directionón General of Aviationón Civil – DGAC acquiredó new radars to beán located in Guayaquil and San Cristobalóbal on Galápaid.

After a long process started during the 2021, the DGAC has completed the necessary acquisitionón of new radar surveillance systems for space coverageéEcuadorian prisoner.

The objectives were the following: Renew the secondary radar systems of Guayaquil and San Cristóbal (Galápaid), Every time
that the current systems have fulfilled their life úto.

DGAC acquires new civil radars for Ecuador

The necessary renewalón and replacementón of teams has been finalized after a contest púinternational procurement warón of these teams that allowá resume radar coverage in Galápaid (suspended months agoás) and update systems to the márecent technologiesías and regulationséreas.

With a base budget of $5.969.001,50 of dóhomes, some of the charactersístics mínimas (the list is extensive) to be requiredó that the bidders comply with are the following:

• Full redundant MSSR Mode S secondary radar systems, includes ADS-B, for Guayaquil and San Cristóbal (Galápaid).
• Test transponder (RADAR MODE-S + ADS-B 1090 ES) one (1) for Guayaquil, one (1) para San Cristóbal (Galápaid).
• Administration systemsón, monitoring and control (local and remote) for Guayaquil and San Cristóbal (Galápaid).
• Radio link (stationón San Cristóbal- Galápaid) frequently licensed
• Instrumental of doctorsón for Mode S secondary radar and for ADS-B.
• positionócontrol no., guestsón and surveillance data monitoring, for maintenance of the MSSR Mode S/ADS-B radar.
• Spare parts recommended by the Supplier (lot that includes spare parts for the two radar and ADS-B systems of Guayaquil and San Cristóbal – Galápaid)
• Among others…

Thus, the DAC receivedó various offers téconical and economicómicas from diverse and important companies dedicated to aeronautical systemsáutics such as the cases of:

• ELDIS Pardubice, s.r.o for $3.728.722
• GECI ESPAÑOLA, S.A. for $3.728.722
• MATRIX AVIATION INC. (INVAP) n/a
• Indra Systems S.A for 4.455.265
• Leonardo for $5.908.000

After the qualificationón tétechnique, legal and budgetary of the bidders, the Dirección of Aviationón Civil determinó that the bidders ELDIS and Indra met the m requirementsíencouragement to continue with the hiring processón and selectón final between both companies.

Finally, after the yearálysis the authority determinedó, that because smallñDifferences in staff experienceéconical and specifications técharacteristics of the product and services offered, at Commissionsón Térecommended techniqueó that is awarded to Indra Systems S.A the bidding processón of goods and services abroad by $4.455.265 of dóhomes (más de 1 millón lower than the base budget), which has an execution periodón of 365 días counted from the subscriptionócontract no..

We will be updating this informationón themselvesún avance el processo de installationón and necessary commissioning of all systems within the established deadlines that will helpá to maintain the security toérea in spaceéguilty of Ecuador.