MMRDA RFP for ISBT at Wadala Mumbai

Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority has advertised RFP for development of ISBT at Wadala in Mumbai.

PPP Model : Design Build Operate Transfer
Concession Period : 25 years
Land : 4.5 Hectares

Submission Date : March 23, 2010

KEONICS advertises for EOI of Mixed use IT Parks in Mysore and Mangalore

Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (KEONICS) has advertised  EOI of Mixed use IT Parks in Mysore and Mangalore.

Transport India 2010

Transport India 2010 offers unique opportunity for both Indian and international participants to share, learn and network with their peers from around the world. High level delegation from all sectors of the Indian Government, operators and financiers (both banks and multilateral agencies) attended the last event and are expected to participate again in the 2010 event. 

Confirmed Speakers: 

Niren Choudhury, Global Director – Airports & Ports, Alcatel-Lucent 
Sankalp Shukla, CEO, Innovative B2B Logistics 
Sanjiv Garg, Divisional Railway Manager, East Coast Railways 
Timothy Galarnyk, CEO, Construction Risk Management 

For details : 

http://www.beaconevents.com/2010/TransportIndia/en/Home/index.jsp 

http://www.beaconevents.com/2010/TransportIndia/en/forms/contact_us.html

International Certification Programme in PPP in Urban Water Sector in India

Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad and Campus Veolia, France are jointly organizing "International Certification Programme in PPP in Urban Water Sector in India"

Programme has two components :



National component – between 11 January 2010and 15 January 2010 organized at Hotel Taj Deccan, Road No 1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad from 11 Jan 2010 to 15 Jan 2010. 

International component –  between 17 Jan 2010 to 22 Jan 2010 at Rabat and Tangiers, Morocco.


First of all as a Government body and Private sector partner are coming together for this course, this itself sounds like a Public Private Partnership in itself. Hopefully this will spawn some meaningful PPPs in Urban Water Sector in India


Source : http://www.asci.org.in/

J&K announces proposal for setting up Adventure Tourism institute in PPP mode

This announcement was made in he eight annual convention of Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI), which was held on January 15-17, 2010 in Bhopal.

Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir agreed to set up an Adventure Tourism Management Institute in the state (Jammu and Kashmir). Abdullah informed that the Institute will be built on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, and for the same, Jammu and Kashmir government is ready to offer land and investment. He urged ATOAI members to provide expertise for the development of the Institute.

Source : http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/jk-cm-agrees-to-set-up-an-adventure-tourism-management-institute-in-the-state-at-atoai-convention-9389&ct=ga&cd=puxcOKXKPc0&usg=AFQjCNEcr1SzVQ5VmCQgtNzqfxWfhUP3Fg

Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board invites Proposals for Setting up a temporary Exhibition Centre during Kumbh Mela

Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) invites Proposals for Setting up a temporary Exhibition Centre during Kumbh Mela from Mar 01 to April 15, 2010 in Haridwar .

Detailed proposals should contain Key Submissions, Technical Proposal and Financial Proposals. Bidders should fulfil the pre qualification criteria indicated in the RFP Document.

Bidders are expected to provide the concept & layout plan, building the exhibition site and operating & managing the same during Kumbh Mela from Mar 01 to April 15, 2010.

The proposed exhibition is for Handloom Handicrafts, Khadi, MSME and other Government Organizations/ Departments, Tourism boards and Public undertakings from all over the country. The proposed exhibition would be showcasing mini India.

Bidder shall provide the some space in exhibition centre  to the UTDB and Government of Uttarakhand as specified in the RFP document  and market the rest of the space (as per the details in RFP Document)  for commercial returns ( within the guidelines of Kumbh Mela, Haridwar City rules/regulations ).

Detailed RFP document : RFP for Kumbh Mela Exhibition Centre (106.16 kB 2010-01-21 17:32:42)

Bidding Schedule :

Sr. No.	Activity Description	Date
1.	Last date for receiving queries	January 30,2010
2.	Pre-Proposal meeting (if possible)
3.	Proposal Due Date	February 01, 2010 till 1500 Hours IST
4.	Opening of Technical Proposals	February 01, 2010 at 1600 Hours IST
5.	Opening of Financial Proposals	February 01, 2010

Pune Metro Project to go forward on Delhi Metro model

Pune Metro project has been recomended on the line of Delhi Metro. As per this model project will not be done on PPP basis.

The standing committee has approved the 31.59-kmlong metro line one, which includes phase 1 from Pimpri-Chinchwad to Swargate via the Agriculture college to the Pune Municipal Corporation and phase 2 from Chinchwad to Nigdi and Swargate to Katraj. The total cost, excluding tax and land price, expected for this line is about Rs 6,000 crore. We have kept our options open and may opt for any one of the financial models suggested by the DMRC.”

The PMC, under the Special Purpose Vehicle Company Act, 1956, will form a company called the Pune Metro Rail Corporation Limited (PMRC). The proposal tabled by municipal commissioner Mahesh Zagade before the standing committee said that the DMRC had received two-third of the funds from the state government and one-third from the central government. “Following a similar line, for the proposed PMRC, the state and centre could contribute 40% funds, the state could provide another 11% through rehabilitation and land deals, the state and centre could give 12% funds in the form of additional tax, 7% could come from property development, this coupled with a loan component of 1.2% and a market borrowing of 30% would help implement the project,” said the proposal.

The standing committee also accepted Zagade’s recommendations of imposing a 50% cess on new vehicles and a surcharge on fuel, 2% cess on companies with an employee strength of more than 100, 10% surcharge on luxury hotel taxes — to raise funds which would help the PMC implement the metro project.

Nikam said, “The committee approved the DMRC’s DPR proposal and has forwarded the same to the state as well as the centre to seek 40% funds. The PMC and PCMC will have to make provision of 5% of the total cost in their annual budget. Also, provisions for repaying the loans to be taken should be made in the annual budgets of the PMC and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.”

Source :  http://content.magicbricks.com/standing-committee-gives-green-signal-to-pune-metro-plan