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In yet another attempt to relaunch the seaplane service between Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad and the Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar, the Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GUJSAIL), on behalf of special purpose vehicle Varuna Vayu Seva Limited, has issued a fresh Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of airline operator for three years...
The tender document stated, The operator is expected to deploy 9 to 19-seater single engine aircraft or that of a higher configuration, seaplane or amphibian the aircraft should be maximum 12 years old as of the date of issuance of the RFP and meet all the DGCA requirements and during the entire period of the services...
According to the tender details, the agreement is to be for three years, and to build confidence among the bidders, GUJSAIL has proposed to deposit an amount equivalent to three years of the monthly cost of aircraft leasing in an escrow account, in which the preferred bidder will be made a joint signatory...
The tender specifies that the escrow will ensure payment of the monthly aircraft leasing cost as quoted by the preferred bidder and approved by the authority, in case the authority decides to stop the services before three years...
The authority has laid down a 100-mark evaluation criteria for choosing the bidder, which includes the net worth of the bidder or consortium, the age of the aircraft proposed to be deployed, as well as a technical presentation of previous experience of providing similar services, among others..
