Mopa airport: Goa government accepts RFPs from bidders

Goa government today accepted Requests for Proposal (RFPs) from companies which have bid for the proposed greenfield airport at Mopa in North Goa.
"Just now I have cleared the file. The RFPs from companies which have been shortlisted for Mopa airport project would be published tomorrow. We have shortlisted four companies," Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar told the Legislative Assembly.
The companies are Airports Authority of India (an aviation PSU), GVK, GMR Infra and Essel Infra, all private entities.
Parsekar said the final proposal will have to be submitted by the companies within 90 days following which one company will be selected to develop the airport.

"The company which quotes the highest revenue-sharing with the State Government will be selected as the final bidder," he said.
The Chief Minister said the existing airport at Dabolim, around 12 km from here, will continue to be operational even after the Mopa project is commissioned.
"Though the (Mopa) airport is located near the border (with Maharashtra, about 35 km from Panaji), it will be properly connected by road and rail," he said.