MHADA awards contract for key Goregaon project

Pahadi village’s 15-acre-plot near Inorbit Mall will consist of at least 6,000 flats once ready

The ambitious project of constructing at least 6,000 flats in Goregaon undertaken by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is finally set to begin, with the appointment of a contractor on Wednesday. The housing body appointed BG Shirke Construction Private Limited Company as the contractor for building houses in Pahadi village near Goregaon's Inorbit Mall.

There was a 25-year-long legal battle over the ownership of this plot of land after a tehsildar had claimed ownership. A pre-bid meeting was conducted in December 2017, during which eligible developers were asked to show interest in the project.

The meeting was attended by several developers, including Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Simplex Infrastructure Limited, Shapoorji Pallonji group, Shirke construction company. However, no bidders showed interest in the project due to some issues in the tender notice.

MHADA sources said there were several discrepancies in the terms and conditions of the project work, which included plans to construct a 24-storey building. Several developers had objected to this condition.

The authority last floated tenders on May 8, after which the contractor, BG Shirke Construction, was selected. The company said it could construct houses at the rate of Rs 25,700 per square metre. MHADA officials said houses constructed in Pahadi will measure approximately 300 square feet. "The lowest rate was quoted by Shirke as against L&T, which quoted Rs 28,178 per square metre,” said an official.

It would construct houses at the rate of Rs 25,700 per sq mt. MHADA says houses constructed in Pahadi will measure about 300 sq ft