Proposal for Sion Hospital revamp will be tabled today

After the reports of dilapidated conditions of BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will table the proposal today, to conduct the structural audit and repair works of the Lokmanya Tilak General (Sion) hospital.

As per the policy of BMC, any building which are more than 30 years old, structural audit, architectural and civil repair works have to be undertaken. M/s. Shashank Mehendale Consultants Pvt Ltd had conducted the structural audit of the Sion hospital building and submitted the report stating there is a need of the Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) repair, leakage in pipelines, flooring, water proofing, painting and other construction related works. A tender for these repairs was floated in May, 2018. Interestingly, after the tender was floated, in July the ceiling in pediatric ward had fallen.

This highlighted the need to hasten the entire process of audit and repairs.

The estimate cost of this project is Rs 50 lakh. The tender was called by e-tender process, after which the contractor was selected on May 24.

Once this proposal is approved in the Standing Committee meeting, the contractor will have complete the work within 32 months. Out of the three companies, Perfect Engineering Corporation has been referred specially for this project. After assessing their previous civic work, the final decision will be taken in the standing committee.