The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has awarded a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) to Dilip Buildcon for the construction of a new greenfield airport at Hirasar, Rajkot in the Indian state of Gujarat.
In a BSE filing, Dilip Buildcon said that the order is worth Rs5.7bn ($79.5m) and will be completed in 30 months.
Dilip Buildcon will carry out detailed designing, engineering, procurement and construction work for the runway, basic strips, turning pads, taxiways, parallel taxi track (PTT) apron, airfield ground lighting system and visual aids for navigation.
It will also include cut / fill and grading earthwork, as well as the construction of perimeter and other roads, a drainage system, related retaining structures, a fire station and a fire pit.
