GMR invites bids for building hotels

New Delhi: Entering the market in possibly the toughest time, the GMR Group has invited bids for building hotels at its proposed 45-acre hospitality district near the upcoming airport in Delhi.
The Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd (DIAL) had planned to raise Rs 2,750 crore from this district in 2008 when the plan was first floated and then got entangled in a controversy with the government.
But by the time this plan got finally cleared and DIAL goes ahead for inviting bidders now, both the real estate and financial markets are in a crunch. These factors, combined with a deposit from successful bidders for three years and not six as earlier proposed, DIAL now expects to raise about half of the Rs 2,750 crore as security amount. The amount raised from the hospitality district will go towards financing the Rs 9,000 crore Delhi airport phase-I that has to be ready by 2010.
DIAL’s plan for the 45-acre hospitality district include having hotels of all ranges — from budget to ultra luxury. As a result, plot sizes range 1.6 acres (for budget) to a 7.7-acre plot for a huge conference hotel. “A security deposit of three times the average annual lease rental will be charged from successful bidders.
04/10/08 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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