Panaji: In a major step towards construction of new greenfield airport at Mopa in North Goa, the state government has issued a Request For Proposal (RFP) to four companies which have been shortlisted for the project.
The companies will have to give a detailed proposal by April 15, 2016 following which the state government will announce the successful bidder.
A senior government official said the RFP was issued yesterday to GVK, GMR, Essel-Infra Mumbai and Voluptas Developers.
Essel and Voluptas have tied up with foreign partners having experience in working on Zurich Airports and Vinci Airport, Rome.
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar had told the State Legislative Assembly during the recently concluded session that the company providing higher revenue to the state would be given upper hand in bidding process.
Goa Governor Mridula Sinha in her address to the Assembly had said the Airport would be commissioned in 2019.
The project has already received Environmental Clearance from Union Ministry for Environment and Forest.
A senior government official said the airport which is being constructed on a public-private-partnership will be developed in four phases.
Phase I is expected to be completed by 2019 and will cater to 4.4 million passengers, while Phase II is likely to be ready by 2025, and this will handle 5.8 million passengers.
An area of 81,29,455 sq mtrs has been acquired for development of the Mopa airport in Pernem taluka.
PTI
