The Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) management is set approve by early next week the appointment of a project consultant for the proposed New Chakan international airport' at Rajgurunagar, off the Pune-Nashik highway. Six companies have filed their bids for the consultancy work that involves planning, designing, supervision and execution of the airport project. These include independent firms as well as consortia or joint ventures. Join discussion...

The Maharashtra government might have spent Rs 1,634 crore to build the Bandra-Worli Sea link (BWSL), but it could end up giving the BWSL to the contractor that wins the bid for the Worli-Haji Ali Link (WHAL) for just Rs 282 crore. Join discussion...

IRB Infrastructure Developers has emerged as the lowest bidder for a four-lane highway in Maharashtra on build operate transfer (BOT) basis. The project is on grant basis with concession period of 22 years and estimated cost of the project is Rs 8 billion. Join discussion...

IRB Infrastructure, India’s largest toll road operator, plans to venture into areas out of Maharashtra for projects based on a build-operate-and-transfer (BOT) basis. The company has filed for request for qualifications (RFQs) for projects worth Rs 1,852 crore in Rajasthan and Gujarat for the improvement and widening of roads and modernisation of border check posts. According to company presentation at an analyst meet, projects worth Rs 1,352 crore are under RFQ stage with the Gujarat State Road Development Corp (GSRDC) to improve and widen the Bhuj-Bhachau Road and the Nakhatrana–Dayapar–Panendro Road, and four-laning of Sarkhej–Vataman– Bhavnagar Road on a BOT basis. In Rajasthan, the company plans to go for the modernisation and computerisation of border check posts at 13 locations for Rs 500 crore, out of its total Rs 15,186 crore projects under RFQ stage. Join discussion...

The Haji Ali-Nariman Point sea link, the last phase of the Western Freeway project, could now be a combination of a sea bridge, a tunnel and a shallow tunnel under Marine Drive. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), the nodal agency for the project, will soon send the suggestion to the state Cabinet for approval. Join discussion...

The Delhi-Gurgaon stretch is operated by a consortium headed by DS Constructions Ltd while the Satara Kagal stretch was built by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd. The Jaipur-Kishangarh highway stretch is operated by a consortium headed by the GVK Group. Join discussion...