AHMEDABAD: City-based Adani Ports and
SEZ is among the 18 companies in the race to operate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Along with Adani, city-based Sadbhav Engineering and a host of other players — including GMR, GVK, and Japan's Toyota Tsusho India — have filed the request for qualification (RFQ) document.
Officials of the Key Infrastructure Development (KID) cell of the Airport Authority of India held talks with representatives of 10 bidding companies for over two hours on Tuesday.
Based on the proposal put up by bidders, bidding will take place in second week of December. While Adani and Sadbhav are new entrants to the space, GMR and GVK group already operate airports — GMR operates New Delhi and Hyderabad while GVK handles Mumbai and Bangalore airports.
Others in the race include Essar Projects (India), Essel Infra Projects, DRA Infracon Projects, IRB Infrastructure Developers and IL & BFS Transport Networks.
The aviation ministry has decided to hand over the development, operations and management six Airports Authority of India-run airports in Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur and Guwahati to private parties on a public-private partnership basis.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com