Government of Andhra Pradesh has proposed to set up a “Pharma City” on 2,120 acres of land near Visakhapatnam city to promote the pharmaceutical industry in the state. The Pharma City is proposed to have world-class integrated infrastructure with dedicated power and water supply, state-of-the-art Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Marine Outfall into the Bay of Bengal, etc. The main objective of the assignment is to successfully conclude the procurement of a Strategic Partner to implement the project on a commercial format and assist the Client in signing of agreements and start-up of project implementation leading to financial closure. With this background, APIIC has appointed L&T-RAMBØLL, as Consultants for carrying out the Feasibility Study and Procurement of Developer. The services provided are as follows:

• Marketing Strategy

• Preparation of Master Plan 

• Preliminary Engineering of all Infrastructure

• Environmental and Social Assessment 

• Preparation of Block Cost Estimates

• Project Structuring 

• Techno-Economic Feasibility Report

• International Marketing – Conducted Road Shows at London and Singapore

• Pre-Qualification of Bidders (EOI & RFQ) 

• Review of Pharma Policy

• Bid Process Management and Legal Expertise (RFP / DCA)

• Assistance during Financial Closure by the Developer.

Agreements have been signed between APIIC and the Private Sector Developer. Development is in progress.

As the first stage of its ambitious plan to develop the entire coastal corridor of Andhra Pradesh, the State Government proposed to develop over 7600 sq.km of area between Visakhapatnam and Kakinada (V K corridor). The nodal agency - Infrastructure Corporation of AP Ltd. (INCAP) is supported by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) for the project related studies. IFC engaged L&T-RAMBØLL to prepare the "Infrastructure Development Plan and PPP Strategy" for the corridor. The study includes Delineation of the Corridor, Economic Assessment, Infrastructure Assessment, Review of Institutional Framework, Preparation of Infrastructure Development Strategy and Action Plan including the Conceptual Regional Master Plan, Preliminary Environmental Assessment and Stakeholder Consultations.
The vision for the Growth Corridor is to create strong economic base with globally competitive environment and state-of-the-art infrastructure to activate local commerce, enhance investments and attain sustainable development.