Contract for revamp of Central Vista, Parliament next week
NEW DELHI: The final contract for designing the ambitious revamp of New Delhi’s Central Vista, or Rajpath, the seat of power in the national capital, is likely to be awarded in the coming week, government officials aware of the development said.
After the government met on September 12 with 15 architects interested in the contract, six submitted bids for the project, said the officials, who requested anonymity .
Five of the six made it to a short list after qualifying for the contract on financial parameters -- HCP Design, Planning And Management Private Limited, Ahmedabad; Mumbaibased Hafeez Contractor; and New Delhi-based CP Kukreja Architects, Sikka Associates Architects and Arcop Associates Pvt Limited
“The jury has reviewed the presentations made by each firm; we are confident that we will have a decision by Wednesday,” one of the officials cited above said on condition of anonymity.
The government is planning to restructure the Central Vista in a move that might include revamping or building a new Parliament House by 2022 and razing a dozen government offices to build an integrated complex by 2024, Hindustan Times reported on September 13 .The area, roughly 4 sq km in size, along Rajpath, which runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan through Vijay Chowk and India Gate in central Delhi, would be completely revamped.
The plan includes razing buildings such as Shastri Bhawan, Udyog Bhawan and Krishi Bhawan that house important government ministries to build a common secretariat for roughly 70,000 central government employees who now currently work across 30 buildings.
The deadline for construction is March 2024.
“The presentations were held last Friday and we are in the process of finalizing the assessment. It is moving very fast and I am hoping by the next week or so we can take it forward,” housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Puri told HT.