Thiruvananthapuram: The government has entrusted the feasibility study for the proposed Aeropolis project to be created around the international airport here to Knight Frank India Ltd.
The firm was selected from the five, including majors in global advisory and audit services Mott Macdonald Pvt., L&T Ramboll, KPMG, and Ernst & Young, who had bid for carrying out the feasibility study. The agency was selected by an expert committee based on the presentations and the technical and financial bids.
Confirming this, Tom Jose, Principal Secretary (Aviation) and Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), told The Hindu here on Friday that the agency would be asked to complete the study and submit the report in 12 to 13 weeks.
The KSIDC is the nodal agency for the Aeropolis project, initiated by the State Planning Board on the basis of a proposal put forward by Airport Director V.N. Chandran, to develop the premier airport of the State into a multi-modal hub.
The same firm had carried out a study for the KSIDC for setting up a feeder airport in Wayanad.
31/08/13 S Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
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The firm was selected from the five, including majors in global advisory and audit services Mott Macdonald Pvt., L&T Ramboll, KPMG, and Ernst & Young, who had bid for carrying out the feasibility study. The agency was selected by an expert committee based on the presentations and the technical and financial bids.
Confirming this, Tom Jose, Principal Secretary (Aviation) and Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), told The Hindu here on Friday that the agency would be asked to complete the study and submit the report in 12 to 13 weeks.
The KSIDC is the nodal agency for the Aeropolis project, initiated by the State Planning Board on the basis of a proposal put forward by Airport Director V.N. Chandran, to develop the premier airport of the State into a multi-modal hub.
The same firm had carried out a study for the KSIDC for setting up a feeder airport in Wayanad.
31/08/13 S Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
