Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) Bahrain has announced that it has received four bids for the Study of New Greenfield Airport Project. The US$12 billion airport PPP project will have a capacity to handle 25 million passengers a year.

The Study is multidisciplinary in nature and includes public policy, development strategy, technical, economic, financial, and regulatory analysis, and evaluation. 

The bidding teams and the bid values are as follows:

• Dar Al Handash Consultants-BHD 1.58 million (US$4.17 million;
• ADP Ingenierie- BHD 611.380 (US$1.61 million);
• Netherlands Airport Consultants-BHD 1.15 million (US$3.04 million);
• Hill International-BHD 843.150 (US$2.22 million).

The MTT will now review the technical offers and if they comply with the formal requirements. It wishes to engage a lead consultant who shall manage and coordinate the work of various specialist sub-consultants and shall act as MTT’s principal advisor.