At least seven bidders are in the fray for the
Vizhinjam Port development project, according to Kerala Ports Minister, Mr M V
Raghavan.
International bidders include consortia headed by
Malta-based Hili, UK-based Beckett Rankine, South Africa-based Port Cons
International. Indian bidders in the race are Afcons Infrastructure, Larsen
& Toubro, Adani Ports and Gammon India.
All the seven bidders had collected requests for
qualification about a year ago, but the tender date had to be extended several
times over the last one year. As of now, bidding is scheduled to close on 20
December 2004.