January 28 (SeeNews) - Montenegro's tourism ministry has launched a tender for the construction and operation of a gondola lift connecting the coastal town of Kotor to the Njegusi village in the Lovcen national park, it said.
The ministry plans to sign a 30-year concession contract for the operation of the 3.6 km-long gondola lift, which is planned to be built in the span of one year, it said in a statement on Monday.
The deadline for submitting offers is February 28.
The minimum investment in the gondola lift and adjacent facilities is estimated at 18 million euro ($19.8 million), and the minimum concession fee is 15% of the annual profit, the ministry said.
Last year, Italian company Leitner expressed interest in investing 20 million euro in the construction of the gondola lift.
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