The government’s project to construct an executive enclave, including a new Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), as a part of the Central Vista redevelopment on Tuesday received four bids, of which the lowest was for ₹1,119.56 crore from Ahluwalia Contracts India Ltd.
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD), which opened the financial bids on Tuesday afternoon, had estimated the project to cost ₹1,160.17 crore for construction and maintenance for five years. Tata Projects Limited, which is constructing the new Parliament building as a part of the Central Vista revamp, submitted a bid of ₹1,154.95 crore, while NCC Limited quoted ₹1,158.31 crore. Larsen & Toubro Limited, which won the bid to construct the first three buildings of the Common Central Secretariat in 2021, had the highest bid of ₹1,317.95 crore.
The CPWD had first invited pre-qualification bids for the project in November 24, with an estimated cost of ₹1,171 crore, and received bids from six firms, which were then asked to submit financial bids by Tuesday.
