To scale up aviation infrastructure and develop existing civilian airfields to put Haryana on the world aviation map and ensure equitable development, the State Government has invited global expression of interest for development of an integrated aviation hub in Hisar.
“The hub would be developed through Private Participation on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis,” said an official spokesman.
He said that this ambitious project will include Passenger Airport, Fixed Base Operation, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), Cargo, Defense Manufacturing, Aerospace Manufacturing, Aviation Training Centre, Aviation University, Aerotropolis – Commercial and Aerotropolis – Residential.
The spokesman said that these facilities would propel the economic growth in the state in general and in the region in particular.
The project is intended to be developed through Indian and overseas companies either as a single entity or as a consortium for a period of 30 years. The Government owned available land measuring about 3,000 acres adjoining the Hisar airfield has been earmarked for this project, said he.
The interested developers might approach office-In charge, Civil Aerodrome, Hisar from Monday to Friday for a site visit with prior appointment only. The suitable applicants will be short-listed who would be eligible for participation in the bid stage, for awarding the project through an open international competitive bidding process in accordance with the prescribed procedure, said the spokesman.
He said that the applicant can be a single business entity or a consortium, with a maximum of two members in a consortium. The single business entity shall be a company incorporated under Indian Companies Act, 1956/2013 or in case of Foreign Companies, an equivalent law abroad.
The documents of expression of interest could be downloaded from the department’s website.
The pre-expression of interest meeting will be held on March 10 at Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi. The last date for submission of expression of Interest is March 31, he added.