Bid Deadline for Concession extended to 22nd November

Bid Deadline for Concession extended to 22nd November

Bulgaria has extended the deadline for submitting bids to run and operate Sofia airport by a month to Nov. 22, after several requests for clarification about the concession contract, the Transport Ministry said on Thursday.

The government re-launched the tender in July after the original 35-year-old concession plan was scrapped under an interim government which held office for three months in 2017.

 “The deadline is extended by a month after some operators asked for changes in the concession documentation to be made,” ministry’s spokesman Kostadin Vardev said.

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry has said it expects the airport that is now run by the state to generate revenue of 3.46 billion euros ($3.97 billion) over the whole period.

Manchester Airports Group (MAG), Britain’s largest airport group, said on Wednesday it planned to bid, saying its offer would be supported by Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG), a Chinese state-owned construction company.

Bulgarian media reported that 18 companies or groups were interested in the concession, which the opposition Socialist Party want cancelled because it says the airport built by the taxpayer is a national security asset.

Related Posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *