Orissa Stevedores (OSL) is likely to bag the
project for development of minor port in Gopalpur into a major port. The company is
emerging as the only contender for the job after the technical bid.
Apart from OSL, the consortium has Sara
International and Noble Group as partners. Meanwhile, the financial bid of OSL
is expected to be opened in a few days.
The Orissa government, few months back, has
invited bids for development of seasonal port at Gopalpur on BOOST basis.
Initially five consortiums has shown interest in
the project. They are
- Integrax Barhad in association with Muhibhan
Engineering (M) Barhad of Malaysia
- OSL led consortium with Sara International and
Noble group as partners
- BHP Minerals
- Larsen and Toubro in association with Kakinada
Seaports Ltd
- Infrastructure Leasing & Finance Ltd in
association with Hili Company Ltd.
However, the first two consortiums only
participated in the technical bid. Later, the Malaysian company withdrew leaving
only OSL in the race.
The public sector RITES, an undertaking of the
Railways, has been appointed as the consultant for the bidding process.
Also see:
Five
companies keen to develop Gopalpur port (08-Oct-04)