Five bidders to deliver binding offers for concession of Nikola Tesla Airport

(Photo: Ivana Bezarević)

In the race for concession management of Belgrade Nikola Tesla airport there are four consortia and one company which will have to submit binding bids, Politika finds out.

It is a Swiss-French consortium (Meridiam Eastern Europe Investments, Zurich Airport and Eiffage), Indian-Greek Consortium (GMR Infrastructure Limited and Terna), French Vinci Airports, South Korean-Turkish-Cypriot Consortium (Incheon International Airport Corporation, Yatirimlari Ve Islatme, VTB Capital Infrastructure and Chinese Consortium (HNA and China National Aero-Technology).

If one takes a look at their portfolio, the impression is that really serious companies that have experience in airline business will compete for Belgrade’s airport, Belgrade’s newspaper states.

At the pre-qualification competition for Nikola Tesla Airport 27 interested companies answered, and in the first stage of the procedure when unbinding offers were coming, the state was extending deadlines three times.

The second stage was followed by another deadline extension. By May 30, interested bidders submitted non-binding bids. Originally, it was planned that by June 10 the state decides which of potential investors qualify for participation in the competing race for the airport, but it was extended to June 21 at the request of qualified participants.

As of today, i.e. Wednesday, June 21, a true race for the selection of concessionaires when binding bids should be arriving.

By publishing the names of those who passed qualification is followed by the second stage of the procedure which will last for two and a half months or 75 calendar days. This means that beginning of September it should be known to whom the state will entrust airport management in the next 25 years.

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