A pre –qualification two-bid system by Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to construct the new Parliament building has closed the bidding process on Tuesday. 7 firms has shown interest for ambitious Central Vista redevelopment project.

A senior official aware of the development said that seven firms have submitted their bids, which will be under consideration.

“It will take two to three weeks to shortlist the bidder based on their technical qualifications,” the official added.

The seven bidders who have filed their bids online are as follows:
Mumbai-based construction and civil engineering company ITD Cementation India Limited, Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited, Larsen & Toubro Limited, NCC Limited (head quartered in Hyderabad), PSP Projects Ltd based in Ahmedabad, Tata Projects and Uttar Pradesh state government undertaking U.P. Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Limited.

The eligibility criteria laid out were based on a firm’s past work — such as having built an assembly hall of minimum 1000 capacity and a building with a basement — as well as experience of ongoing projects, average monthly turnover, and net worth, among other factors.

Hindustan Times has verified the submission documents of the seven firms, which specify similar work completed in the past seven years, ongoing projects, as well as tentative plans to indicate manpower requirement, sourcing of materials, and establishment of facilities such as for fabrication, among other things. The bid document offered an estimated cost of Rs 889 crore approximately.

“The construction work will begin post the Parliament’s winter session. It is expected to be completed by end of the year 2022,” said Bimal Patel, managing director of HCP Design, Planning And Management Private Limited, the architecture firm which won the bid for the redesign of Central Vista last year.

“The proposed work is of very prestigious nature and is required to be completed strictly within the prescribed time limit of 21 months with the highest standards of quality and workmanship,” the bid document said.

Background

The New Parliament will comprise halls with greater seating capacity for the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, offices for members of Parliament, as well as a courtyard, dining facilities and a lounge for lawmakers. The redevelopment will also see North and South Block turning into a museum as well as new administrative offices with an underground metro on either side of the avenue.

Centre will provide land free of cost to the contractor for establishing a labour camp within Delhi NCR area. The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) is the project implementation arm of the ministry of housing and urban affairs. The new Parliament complex, which has an earlier deadline of 2022 under the Central Vista redevelopment plan, will be among the first plans to be finalised and tendered out