The Asian Development Bank has issued a tender for developing a general development plan for the new Tbilisi International Airport, the United Airports of Georgia said.
The body would oversee the selection process for a consulting company to develop the plan and share the project’s costs by 50% with ADB, marking the first instance of the Bank and the state company equally sharing costs.
According to General Director of the body Irakli Karkashadze, “all” airline and consulting companies had the opportunity to participate in the tender for the facility planned in the location of a former military airfield in Vaziani.
He emphasised the need for a “detailed and comprehensive” general development plan for the new airport, following preliminary studies and market research conducted in collaboration with ADB.
"We conducted market research in collaboration with ADB and held preliminary meetings, including an online conference attended by 35 of the largest international airline consulting companies. There is a lot of interest and we expect to receive many applications. We will select the best company with the most experience”, Karkashadze said.
The winning company will be identified by July, the United Airports of Georgia said.
