Visakhapatnam: The biggest and busiest airport in the state — the Visakhapatnam International Airport — still has no pharmacy in its premises.
The authorities concerned have floated tenders for the setting up of a pharmacy in the airport, but surprisingly, there have been no takers so far. Since August 2017 till date, tenders have been floated thrice and had to be cancelled each time as not even a single bidder came up.
According to sources, the first tender was published in the e-government portal in August last year and after finding no takers within the deadline, the authorities extended the deadline, only to meet with the same response. A fresh tender was floated in October 2017, and again there was no response.
In an effort to attract bidders, a third tender was issued with some changes. Keeping in view the requirement of a medicine store in the airport, the reserve licence fee was also reduced. The tender was again published in the e-government portal in December 2017. Since there were no bidders within the stipulated time, the dates were extended but the end result was the same and the tender had to be cancelled for the third time in five months.
Speaking to TOI, airport director G Prakash Reddy said, “The airport has been witnessing a steady growth of passengers over the last two-three years. A pharmacy has become a necessary requirement, both for visitors and passengers. Although we have been trying to set up a pharmacy in the concorde area for visitors, there has been no response so far from prospective bidders.”
20/03/18 Times of India
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The authorities concerned have floated tenders for the setting up of a pharmacy in the airport, but surprisingly, there have been no takers so far. Since August 2017 till date, tenders have been floated thrice and had to be cancelled each time as not even a single bidder came up.
According to sources, the first tender was published in the e-government portal in August last year and after finding no takers within the deadline, the authorities extended the deadline, only to meet with the same response. A fresh tender was floated in October 2017, and again there was no response.
In an effort to attract bidders, a third tender was issued with some changes. Keeping in view the requirement of a medicine store in the airport, the reserve licence fee was also reduced. The tender was again published in the e-government portal in December 2017. Since there were no bidders within the stipulated time, the dates were extended but the end result was the same and the tender had to be cancelled for the third time in five months.
Speaking to TOI, airport director G Prakash Reddy said, “The airport has been witnessing a steady growth of passengers over the last two-three years. A pharmacy has become a necessary requirement, both for visitors and passengers. Although we have been trying to set up a pharmacy in the concorde area for visitors, there has been no response so far from prospective bidders.”
20/03/18 Times of India
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