L&T, Aussie co shortlisted for new terminal at Mumbai airport

New Delhi: Engineering heavyweight Larsen & Toubro, Australia’s construction major Leighton and Thailand-based Italian-Thai Development Public Company have been shortlisted from among 17 companies that had bid for construction of a new passenger terminal building, a dedicated cargo terminal as well as air-side and city-side infrastructure in the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai. The contract is expected to be worth anywhere between Rs 5,000 crore and Rs 5,500 crore.
When contacted, a spokesperson of Mumbai International Airport (MIAL), the private airport operator, said that a final decision in this matter is expected over the next three weeks. Several Indian construction companies were in the fray for the prestigious airport project including Gammon India, Punj Llyod and Shapoorji Pallonji along with an international partner.
Interestingly, one of the shortlisted candidates, L&T, is already involved in construction of two metro airports in the country. The construction major bagged the design and construction rights of Delhi international airport for Rs 5,400 crore in December last year, while it is involved in developing the airside and landside of new Hyderabad International Airport, a deal valued at Rs 495 crore. Thailand-based Italian-Thai Development Public Company has been involved with construction of Suvarnabhumi Airport at Bangkok.
17/08/07 Sudipto Dey/Economic Times

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Categories: Airports Aug 2007