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Airports modernisation plan sinks into deeper trouble
The government's modernisation and privatisation attempt of Delhi and Mumbai airports is drawing flaks from various corners.
NEW DELHI: The government's modernisation and privatisation attempt of Delhi and Mumbai airports is drawing flaks from various corners, including two senior officials of Airports Authority of India (AAI), who have asked for a fresh technical and financial bids from the eight pre-qualified bidders.
In a dissent note, AAI's chairman K Ramalingam and its member finance VDV Prasad Rao said that a criteria in the Request For Proposals (RFP) asked companies to quote experience of developing airports in non-OECD countries alone is to be considered.
The note says: "However, here they have considered the experience of operating and developing airports in Mexico - an OECD country... the Group later explained experience in master-planning at Ecuador and Guatemala... the same does not relate to the criteria... yet this was considered and given marks."
The AAI note penned by its chairman and member finance also has reservations expressed in terms of the evaluation of Bidder E - Reliance-ASA Consortium.
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The note states: "With regard to the Development Plan of Bidder E, certain deficiencies noticed like inadequate terminal capacity, parking stands as also the delay in construction of various facilities at Delhi Airport and the closure of cross runway immediately upon handing over and no addition to capacity of international terminal during the next 10 to 15 years at Mumbai Airport were discussed with consultant but explanations not convincing.... and therefore it is felt that marks given to Bidder E in this regard appear high and need reconsideration."
Following the reservations expressed, the ministry's financial adviser states: ���We may go for a fresh evaluation of the bids by an independent technical committee of eminent persons not associated with the earlier evaluation."
The AAI has recommended, "We are of the considered opinion that it would be in the overall interest of ensuring transparency and competitiveness in the whole bidding process to call for fresh technical and financial bids from the ei ght pre-qualified bidders."
With both the civil aviation ministry and the AAI expressing serious concerns over the evaluation process, it remains to be seen how the Expert Group headed by E Sreedharan views the entire process.
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In a dissent note, AAI's chairman K Ramalingam and its member finance VDV Prasad Rao said that a criteria in the Request For Proposals (RFP) asked companies to quote experience of developing airports in non-OECD countries alone is to be considered.
The note says: "However, here they have considered the experience of operating and developing airports in Mexico - an OECD country... the Group later explained experience in master-planning at Ecuador and Guatemala... the same does not relate to the criteria... yet this was considered and given marks."
The AAI note penned by its chairman and member finance also has reservations expressed in terms of the evaluation of Bidder E - Reliance-ASA Consortium.
...
...
The note states: "With regard to the Development Plan of Bidder E, certain deficiencies noticed like inadequate terminal capacity, parking stands as also the delay in construction of various facilities at Delhi Airport and the closure of cross runway immediately upon handing over and no addition to capacity of international terminal during the next 10 to 15 years at Mumbai Airport were discussed with consultant but explanations not convincing.... and therefore it is felt that marks given to Bidder E in this regard appear high and need reconsideration."
Following the reservations expressed, the ministry's financial adviser states: ���We may go for a fresh evaluation of the bids by an independent technical committee of eminent persons not associated with the earlier evaluation."
The AAI has recommended, "We are of the considered opinion that it would be in the overall interest of ensuring transparency and competitiveness in the whole bidding process to call for fresh technical and financial bids from the ei ght pre-qualified bidders."
With both the civil aviation ministry and the AAI expressing serious concerns over the evaluation process, it remains to be seen how the Expert Group headed by E Sreedharan views the entire process.
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