SEVEN firms have made the Macau Civil Aviation Authority's shortlist to carry out a feasibility study funded by a US$700,000 grant from the US Government, a Macau aviation official said.
The final selection would be made in February, said Moura Clahao, deputy director of Macau's Civil Aviation Authority, and the successful bidder is expected to finish the study by the end of 1994.
Once the shortlist - produced from 17 hopefuls - has been approved by the US Department of Commerce's Trade and Development Administration, the companies will present their final proposals.
Two of the seven firms understood to have been shortlisted are believed to be American companies - Greiner International and Parsons Brinckerhoff Asia.
The names and nationalities of the other companies were not given.
The winner will be engaged by the Gabinete do Aeroporto Internancional de Macau to study the financial viability of an aircraft maintenance facility, a spare parts distributorship, an aviation training base and a cargo handling facility at the new Macau airport.