The deadline for investors to submit expressions of interest for the first phase of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund's tender for the construction of a business park in the former Gonos camp in Thessaloniki has been rescheduled from November 15 to December 16. This is the second extension granted and, according to sources with knowledge of the matter, comes as a result of the high interest of the market to participate in the tender, requesting more time for maturation, preparation and more information. In recent statements, Panagiotis Stamboulidis, Executive Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Advisor to the ΗRDAF, had noted that the tender "has attracted the interest of investors—heavyweights from the logistics market—for its creation" and had been estimated at €800 million. the resources to be directed both from available funds and from private leverage to the investments for the construction of the two logistics centres, at the Gonou camp and Fili. 

IN TWO PHASES 

The duration of the concession contract will correspond to a minimum of 30 years, and the project budget is estimated at approximately €260 million.The exact duration of the concession, as well as the extension that may be granted, will be determined upon completion of the competitive dialogue process and will be included in the Call for Bids. The competitive procedure will be conducted in two phases. The first phase will involve the preselection of candidates on the basis of technical and financial capacity criteria, and the second phase will involve the completion of a competitive dialogue with the preselected candidates and the submission of binding financial offers. 

THE PROJECT

The project concerns the development of a business park with a total area of 672.000 sq m on the site of the former Gonos Camp in Thessaloniki.  The aim is to develop the property at the former camp as a modern combined transport and freight centre, which will serve as a host for business activities and supply chain operations. It occupies a strategic location at the western entrance of Thessaloniki, as it is in close proximity to major road, rail and coastal hubs. The proximity of the property to the port of Thessaloniki, the Egnatia highway, Thessaloniki airport and the adjacent railway infrastructure, as well as its proximity to the Balkans, give the property important geostrategic characteristics in relation to the planned development and the intended uses.