MUMBAI: The tenders for the ambitious Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial project will be finalised by September 5, Vinayak Mete, the legislator and chairman of a committee formed to oversee the project, said on Friday.
This assurance comes after the last three attempts to float tenders for the project failed. The third attempt, which involved the Canada-based NORR group t hat oversaw Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, fizzled off following differences with Indian counterpart Pentacle.
“Pentacle lost its deposit and we have also barred the firm from participating in the next bid,” Mete added.
“September 5 is the last date for receiving fresh bids. We are expecting a lot of bidders and if all goes well, we should have a project consultant by September 20,” said Mete.
According to sources, while NORR was almost finalised, it had agreed to design and consult and had quoted Rs44 crore.
Pentacle I nfrastructure, however, wanted NORR only for design and not for the entire project, which the government did not approve of. After this, the government asked the second bidder to come down to the lowest price that they did not agreed with, leading to the fourth attempt.
The project estimated to cost over Rs2,000 crore and will be built on a 16 hectare rock, identified at 1.5km away from the Raj Bhawan and 4kms from Nariman Point in the Arabian Sea.
Apart from the equestrian statue of the warrior king, a restaurant and a garden will also be built.
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