<p>The Bangalore Airport Rail Link Limited (BARL), a special purpose vehicle or SPV of the government, would begin the Rs 6,000-crore project only in January 2011. <br /><br />BARL has currently completed process of evaluating the technical bid document or request for proposal (RFQ) for implementing the project on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis. A RFP or Request for Proposal is expected to be invited from the selected consortia soon. Finally, the selected concessionaire is expected to be appointed in about two months from now.<br /><br />The five-member consortia have already been shortlisted to execute the project and include, Reliance Infrastructure Limited and CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co Ltd, L & T Transco Limited, ITD-ITD Cem Joint Venture (Italian – Thai Development Public Co Ltd & ITD Cementation India Limited, Pioneer Infratech Pvt Ltd & Siemens Project Ventures Gmbh and Lanco Infratech Ltd & OHL Concesiones SL.</p>
<p>The Bangalore Airport Rail Link Limited (BARL), a special purpose vehicle or SPV of the government, would begin the Rs 6,000-crore project only in January 2011. <br /><br />BARL has currently completed process of evaluating the technical bid document or request for proposal (RFQ) for implementing the project on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis. A RFP or Request for Proposal is expected to be invited from the selected consortia soon. Finally, the selected concessionaire is expected to be appointed in about two months from now.<br /><br />The five-member consortia have already been shortlisted to execute the project and include, Reliance Infrastructure Limited and CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co Ltd, L & T Transco Limited, ITD-ITD Cem Joint Venture (Italian – Thai Development Public Co Ltd & ITD Cementation India Limited, Pioneer Infratech Pvt Ltd & Siemens Project Ventures Gmbh and Lanco Infratech Ltd & OHL Concesiones SL.</p>
