For developing Rs 1,270-crore container terminal at Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu, 11 companies, including four foreign firms, have submitted their Requests for Qualification (RFQ) proposals. These proposals will be evaluated by Ennore Port authorities and the names of short-listed firms announced within the next two weeks. Thursday was the last date for submitting the proposals for developing the Ennore Container Terminal (ECT).    

According to sources, Hindustan Ports, Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), Gammon Infrastructure Projects, Essar Ports, Sterlite Ports, Consortium of Concast Infratech Limited & Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd, Consortium of Bollore Africa Logistics & Megalift Material Handling, L&T IDPL, APM Terminals B.V., Consortium of IMC-SEW and PSA Chennai Investments Pte Ltd took part in the RFQ process. As per the proposal, the selected firm has to construct ECT on design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis for a concession period of 30 years.    

The terminal will have a capacity to handle annually 1.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units of containers.