model concession agreement (MCA)
The newly-constituted highway committee under Roads Secretary Vijay Chibber will hold its first meeting on September 13. The committee comprises representatives from the Planning Commission and the Finance Ministry. Set up in accordance with the directions of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), the new committee has been formed to give the Roads Ministry [...] Continue Reading »
The Narendra Modi government will re-visit the model concession agreements (MCAs) for public private partnership (PPP) projects across the sectors. This will be done in order to move from a cost-plus basis to predetermined rates while awarding contracts. This move is expected to be beneficial for the users because they will not have to end [...] Continue Reading »
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is expected to put forth a request before the new Central Government to frame requisite policies which align the bid process with the needs of the projects. The request which the NHAI is likely to make to the new Government will largely have to do with the agency [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- The Infrastructure Development Financial Company (IDFC) is geared up to hold a whooping share of about 74 percent in the project of Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, by relieving the project concessionaire. Despite the IDFC holding a greater share, there has not yet been any clarity about the IDFC’s move fetching benefit to the commuters. However IDFC refuses [...] Continue Reading »
