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Jun 22, 2021 (newstodate): The project for a new airport at Qaqortoq, in Greenland, has been stalled since September 2020 as the outcome of a tender for the airport's runway made clear that the bids from the entrepreneurs by far exceeded the budget, requiring either a recalibration of the project, or reconsideration of its financing.
   A second tender was opened on January 7, 2021, still requiring construction of a 1,499 m runway - but now coupled to construction of the pertinent airport buildings in the optimistic hope that the combined solution might still land within the financial limits of the budget allocated to the project.
   The optimism did not make the day, however; as all envelopes were opened, it became clear that no offer entailed lower bids, leaving the issue open.
   For the airport project to survive requires either higher state funding or lower requirements - a cheaper airport, or a higher budget.