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India’s Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) has floated tenders again for the water supply project in Manimajra.
The work on the project, which was approved in March this year, was initially slated to begin in September and finish by the end of March 2022.
However, CSCL’s previous attempts to find bidders for the Rs1.62bn ($22m) project didn’t come to fruition.
In July this year, CSCL made amendments in vain to include joint venture companies in the bidding process. The restarted tender process in August also didn’t receive any bids.
The project is now expected to be delayed at least until the end of next year.
The scope of the project involves retrofitting of the current network and setting up of new network. It also includes civil, electro-mechanical, instrumentation, and smart water metering.
The completion time for this project is said to be 24 months including three months for trial run. The winning company will be responsible for operation and maintenance for 15 years.
This project is intended to cover a total of 13,700 water connections in Manimajra. It also aims to bring down water leakage from the current 50% to 15%.
The Manimajra 24*7 water supply project is a part of CSCL’s Smart City Mission. The success of the project is expected to have significant impact on the organisations’ upcoming pan-city 24*7 water project.
CSCL and the Chandigarh municipal corporation are reportedly in talks with a French development bank, Agence Française de Développement, for securing a loan of $5.5bn for this project. |
