Vadhavan Airport: Grant Thornton – Nippon Koei Awarded Prefeasibility Contract

Grant Thornton – Nippon Koei India JV this Monday was awarded a Rs. 30 lakh contract to prepare a prefeasibility study report for a new greenfield airport near Vadhavan Port, Maharashtra by Maharashtra Airport Development Company Ltd. (MADC).

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) is developing Vadhavan Port roughly 140 km north of Mumbai as a deep draft port in Palghar District. The port will have 9 container terminals, each 1000 meters long, 4 multipurpose berths, including the coastal berth, 4 liquid cargo berths, a Ro-Ro berth, and a Coast Guard berth.

A new greenfield airport is planned to be constructed in the port’s vicinity potentially at an offshore location in the Arabian Sea. As a first step, MADC invited bids to prepare its prefeasibility report in February 2025 with a 100 day deadline.

MADC received 7 bids when technical bids were opened in May out of which only 3 bidders qualified to the financial bid opening stage.

Financial Bid Values

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
Grant Thornton – Nippon Koei JV	0.30
Ramboll India	2.28
CPG Consultants India	12.73
Creative Group	Disqualified
PINI Group	Disqualified
RITES	Disqualified
SA Infrastructure Consultants	Disqualified

MADC’s Brief Scope: Prefeasibility study for development of greenfield airport in Vadhavan Port Region in Palghar District, Maharashtra

Here’s a copy of the LOA to Grant Thornton – Nippon Koei JV:

Vadhavan Port will be connected to the Delhi – Mumbai Expressway via a link expressway (shown in black below) and form a major part of the proposed India – Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).

My information page for the port can be viewed here: Vadhavan Port – Information & Status Updates

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– TMRG