Mopa airport foundation stone to be laid in Sept: Goa CM

Goa government today extended the deadline by one month for bidding companies to submit the request for proposal (RFP) for construction of the proposed greenfield international airport at Mopa.
The companies can now submit the RFPs by August 25.
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar made this announcement in the State Legislative Assembly here.
"Foundation stone for the proposed airport would be laid in September this year. Five bidders who will be submitting the RFP have been shortlisted," Parsekar said.
He was replying to a joint question tabled by Leader of Opposition Pratapsingh Rane and Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane.
The five shortlisted bidders are M/s Airports Authority of India, M/s GMR Airports Limited, M/s GVK Airport Developers Limited, M/s Essel Infra Projects Limited (Consortium) and M/s Voluptas Developers Private Limited (Consortium).

"The work will be assigned to the successful bidder only after the financial bids are open and accepted by the Government," Parsekar said.