Kerala to invite EPC bids for Vizhinjam Port by March

Tuesday, December 20, 2011: Kerala is planning to invite global EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) bids for the Rs 7,800-crore Vizhinjam Port by March and also expects to get the environment impact assessment (EIA) report by June, a top state government official has said.
“We hope to float global EPC tender for the Vizhinjam port project as early as March and also to get the EIA nod from the Union Environment Ministry by June-July,” State PWD and Ports Secretary Manoj Joshi said here.
The EIA is being conducted by a consortium of L&T-Ramboll and Asian Consulting Engineers. The EIA will assess the impact on marine life and ecology, among others. Joshi also said Aecom, the global consultants for the EPC bids for the project, will reach the port site anytime from now. This inspection is crucial for floating global EPC tenders. Joshi was here as part of a delegation led by the state PWD minister VK Ebrahim Kunju, which visited the metropolis to study concrete roads in the city.