January 9 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's transport minister Ivaylo Moskovski said on Tuesday the government plans to relaunch next month a tender for awarding concession to run Sofia International Airport, local media reported.
The government hopes to receive bids by end-June, online media outlet Investor.bg quoted transport minister Ivaylo Moskovski as saying.
In June 2016, the transport ministry launched a tender for a 35-year Sofia Airport concession contract, seeking at least 550 million levs ($314.1 million/281.4 million euro) as a one-off upfront payment.
The tender was cancelled in April 2017 by Bulgaria's caretaker government which said the concession will lead to a rise in airport charges and a decline of passenger traffic.
The deadline for submitting bids was extended four times before the caretaker government cancelled the tender.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)