Project news & announcements

Announcement of the winnder of the tender process - June 28, 2010

The consortium formed by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (“MAHB”) with GMR Infrastructure Limited (“GMR) has been declared the winner of the concession for Malé Airport, and the concession agreement formalizing this partnership was signed on June 28, 2010.

Three established, experienced and reputable international airport investors participated in the process:

  1. Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (“MAHB”) with GMR Infrastructure Limited (“GMR);
  2. TAV Airports Holdings (“TAV”) with Aéroports de Paris Management (“ADPM”); and
  3.  Flughafen Zurich AG (“FZ”) with GVK Infrastructure Limited (“GVK”).

Please refer to the Details of the Tender Process for complete information of the tender evaluation.

IFC helps Maldives attracts private investment to modernize Male Airport

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has completed its task of assisting the government of Maldives to attract private investors to upgrade and modernize Malé International Airport. The winning bidder will modernize airport infrastructure and facilities to improve efficiencies, provide better services, and boost the country’s tourism potential. Read more...

 

Prequalification Announcement - January 25, 2010

The Evaluation Committee mandated by the Government of Maldives has reviewed all applications to the Request for Qualifications issued by IFC on behalf of the government on December 23, 2009.

All applications considered were received by the deadline date of 17 January 2010 and successfully qualified short-listed parties were informed by IFC on behalf of the government on 25 January 2010. 

The following firms have been formally declared as pre-qualified for the Malé Airport PPP project:

i.    Reliance Airport Developers Private Limited (RADPL) and Aeropuertos Y Servicios Auxilliares (ASA)
ii.   SNC Lavalin International and Vienna Airport (Flughafen Wien AG)
iii.  GMR Infrastructure Limited
iv.  TAV Airports Holdings Company
v.   Unique (Flughafen Zurich AG) and GVK Airport Developers Limited (GVK)
vi.  Aéroports de Paris Management

Next steps

All pre-qualified firms will be invited to tender negotiation before submitting their bids on tender day. The timetable of tender will be communicated shortly by the government.

Request for Expressions of Interest - November 2009

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