Mir group gets consultancy contract for Mormugao port

Kochi: Mir Projects and Consultants, the consultancy and project management wing of Mir Group, has been awarded the consultancy for developing breakwater facilities, west of Mormugao port, in consortium with the Group’s US partner, TranSystems of Virginia.

The consultancy was awarded through a global bid. Mir Projects and Consultants will be responsible for preparing a detailed project report (DPR) to develop the waterfront on the west of the existing breakwater, fully exploring the possibilities of creating port terminal facilities for berths, launch service, marina, cruise vessels, sailing, yachting, floating hotels, off-shore base, rig repairs, ro-ro service etc, at the Mormugao port.

Mir Projects and Consultants’ core areas of operations include a broad spectrum of expert consultancy and project management services in seaports and airports, heliports and vertiport, project management and consultancy, urban infrastructure, environment management, energy audit and carbon credit.

Recently, the company had conceived the feasibility study and business plan for India’s first international cruise terminal-cum-public plaza at Willingdon Island, Kochi. The company presented a successful public-private partnership (PPP) business model for the Rs 390-crore cruise terminal project.

Mir Projects and Consultants has been short-listed for conceiving a feasibility study for Naini Saini Airport at Uttarakhand, Dehradun, and is among the few finalists selected by Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd to develop green helicomplex on over 100 acres land at Rohini sub-city in Delhi.

The company will also be developing heliports on seven acres land near the Commonwealth Games Village, Delhi, as well as helistops at Navi Mumbai.

Following the acceptance of their EoI, Mir Projects and Consultants has been short-listed for constructing 10 airports in Jharkhand.

Mr Arun Kumar, Managing Director - Mir Group, said that the company is aiming for a seven-fold growth in all business sectors and the target turnover is Rs 1,000 crore by 2012.

It had recorded a consolidated turnover of Rs 150 crore for the financial year 2007-08.