Airports Authority of India (AAI) is advertising several duty free opportunities at a large number of airports in what it describes as ‘a golden opportunity’ for retailers to become involved with duty free shops ‘at key Indian airports’.

AAI says it is looking for retailers to tender for its following airport locations, which include: Coimbatore; Calicut; Mangalore; Trichy; Trivandrum; Kolkata; Ahmedabad; Goa; Pune; Jaipur; Lucknow; and Amritsar.

In a statement, AAI said: “The Authority has adopted a single stage selection process in evaluating the proposals, comprising technical and financial proposals to be submitted through the online E-tendering website of the Authority. After receipt of Proposals, a technical evaluation will be carried out. Based on this technical evaluation, a short-list of qualified bidders shall be prepared.

“Thereafter, the evaluation of financial proposals submitted by the qualified bidders, along with the technical proposal will be carried out. Financial proposals will finally be ranked and the highest bidder shall be selected for award of concession for design, build, finance, operate and maintain duty free outlets at international airports.”

Chennai Airport is currently India’s third busiest airport for international passenger traffic after Delhi and Mumbai. The deadline for collecting duty free tender documents is also today.

CONTRACTS BEING TENDERED OR IN THE ‘AWARD PROCESS’

Some of the tenders on offer – including four that are due in today – comprise the following:

KOLKATA AIRPORT, WEST BENGAL: Three-year concession. Design, build, finance, operate and maintain duty free outlets at designated location of Terminal 2, New Integrated Terminal building, NSCBI Airport, Kolkata, India. Minimum monthly guarantee of US$300,000 or a quoted percentage of revenue share above 13% of monthly net sales – whichever is higher. Last date for sale of the tender documents is June 25, 2015.

PUNE AIRPORT, MAHARASHTRA: Ten-year concession. Total of 51.62sq m, with 31sq m in Arrival Hall Ground Floor and 20sq m in Departure Ground Floor. Minimum monthly concession guarantee of US$33037. This is a MAG with a 10% annual compound escalation or a percentage of net sales quoted by the bidder subject to a minimum of 13%. Last date for sale of the tender documents is June 3, 2015.

AHEMDABAD AIRPORT, GUJARAT: Three-year concession. Total of 66.24sq m with 26.24sq m in the Departure hall and 40sq m in the Arrival Hall. Minimum guarantee of US$43719 per month. This is a MAG with a 10% annual compound escalation or a percentage of net sales quoted by the bidder subject to a minimum of 13%. Last date for sale of the tender documents is June 1, 2015.

GOA AIRPORT: Ten-year concession. Total of 120sq m with 80sq m in international Departure Hall and 40sq m in Arrival Hall. Minimum monthly concession guarantee of US$196800. This is a MAG with a 10% annual compound escalation or a percentage of net sales quoted by the bidder subject to a minimum of 13%. Last date for sale of the tender documents is June 25, 2015.

Goa International Airport’s new integrated terminal opened back in December 2013.

AMRITSAR AIRPORT, PUNJAB: Ten-year concession. Total of 238sq m with a plus or minus 5% deviation due to site condition. Quoted revenue share or minimum monthly guarantee, whichever is higher. Last date for sale of the tender documents is today, May 29, 2015.

JAIPUR AIRPORT, RAJASTHAN: Three-year concession. Total of 42sq m with a plus or minus 5% deviation due to site condition. Quoted revenue share or minimum monthly guarantee, whichever is higher. Last date for sale of the tender documents is today, May 29, 2015.

LUCKNOW AIRPORT, UTTAR PRADESH: Ten-year concession. Total of 33sq m with a plus or minus 5% deviation due to site condition. Quoted revenue share or minimum monthly guarantee, whichever is higher. Last date for sale of the tender documents is today, May 29, 2015.

CHENNAI AIRPORT, TAMIL NADU: Three-year concession. Three year concession. Concession. Exclusive rights to design, build, finance, operate and maintain duty free outlets at the new integrated International Terminal Building. Minimum monthly guarantee of US$9,29,583.33 or quoted percentage of revenue share above 13% of the monthly net sales – whichever is higher. Last date for sale of the tender documents is today, May 29, 2015.

TOP IMAGE: Pune Airport (Photo credit: Randy Breese). For more information on any of these or other tenders, see AAI’s website www.aai.aero and www.airportsindia.org.in