Government invites bids for construction of Executive Enclave Housing New PMO, India House

According to the CPWD’s bidding document, the ongoing project under the Modi government’s ambitious Central Vista redevelopment plan will be completed within 24 months. The pre-qualification bid will be opened on November 24.

The Central Public Works Department (CPWD), which comes under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, said the executive enclave will come up on the south side of South Block in plot number 36/38 in high security area in Lutyens’ Delhi. ,

The new PMO will have three floors with a height of 4.75 meters apart from the basement and ground floor, and the new cabinet secretariat and NSCS will have a single building structure, the bid document said.

The ‘India House’, which will have one floor apart from the basement and ground floor, is likely to be used as a conference facility like Hyderabad House, where high-level talks, especially with top visiting leaders from different countries, will be held. is currently held.

“The (executive) enclave will be designed to improve efficiencies and functioning through a carefully planned formation of various departments with supporting facilities, ensuring prime security and excellent interconnectivity with other offices within the enclave and across Central Vista.

“The shifting of these departments will also ensure efficient security protocols for VIPs and VVIPs without disrupting the daily movement of public in and around the Central Vista,” the CPWD document said.

CPWD stated that the proposed work is of very prestigious nature and needs to be completed strictly within the stipulated time frame of 24 months with highest standards of quality and workmanship.

As per CPWD, the average annual gross turnover of the construction firm intending to submit the bid for the project should be 586 crore on civil and/or electrical construction works during the last three consecutive financial years ending March 31, 2021. Joint Venture/Consortium and Special Purpose Vehicles are not accepted.

“The existing structures on plot no. 36/38 are to be demolished before the start of new construction. The existing boundary wall also needs to be demolished and the new boundary wall will be constructed as per the design and drawing provided by the department,” the quote The document states.

Earlier this month, infrastructure firm Kamaladitya Construction Pvt Ltd had emerged as the lowest bidder for the construction of the Vice President’s Enclave as part of the Central Vista redevelopment project.

Last month, Larsen & Toubro Limited was awarded the contract for the construction and maintenance of the first three buildings of the Common Central Secretariat.

Tata Projects Limited is constructing a new Parliament House, while Shapoorji Palanji & Company Limited is undertaking the redevelopment work of Central Vista Avenue stretching from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate as part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project.

Redevelopment of the Central Vista, the Power Corridor of the Nation, a new Parliament building, a common Central Secretariat, revamp of the 3 km Rajpath from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, new office and residence of the Prime Minister, and a new Vice President’s Enclave.