The Government has called fresh bids to close the deal on the controversial sale of the Colombo Commercial Company (CCC) property facing the Beira Lake, with a decision on the highest bidder to be made by the Urban Development Authority (UDA) which comes under the Defence Ministry.
John Keells Holdings, Aitken Spence and Cargills Ceylon are among local and foreign firms that have expressed interest following a public advertisement inviting a management partner for the Bank of Ceylon-owned Grand Oriental Hotel (GOH), according to hotel industry sources.
