December 8 (SeeNews) - Five investors are expected to submit binding bids in the tender for a 25-year concession contract to operate Belgrade international airport within Friday's deadline, Serbia's prime minister Ana Brnabic said.
Interest toward the concession tender is very serious and the government will make a preliminary decision on the best bids by December 25, Brnabic said in a statement.
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Three teams of experts will evaluate the proposals from a financial, technical and legal point of view and the contract will be unveiled publicly, she added.
The deadline for placing binding bids in the tender expires at 15.30 CET on Friday.
Serbian media reported in June that four consortia and one company were expected to place binding bids in the tender.
According to the media reports, the four consortia were: France's Meridiam Eastern Europe Investments, Switzerland's Zurich Airport AG and France's Eiffage; India's GMR Infrastructure Limited and Greece's Terna; South Korea's Incheon International Airport Corporation, Turkey's Yatirimlar ve isletme and Russia's VTB Capital Infrastructure; China's Hainan Air Travel Service, HNA and China National Aero Technology.
The Serbian government owns 83.1% of Aerodrom Nikola Tesla.