Only five architecture and urban design firms — three from Delhi and one each from Mumbai and Ahmedabad — have qualified to submit proposals for the ambitious Central Vista redevelopment plan, which will include renovation of Parliament, construction of a new central secretariat and revamping of Rajpath.
Sources said the five firms will now make a detailed presentation before a jury for short-listing. “We will select the firm before Diwali so that it can start work,” Union housing and urban affairs secretary Durga Shankar Mishra said.
The five firms that have qualified are Delhi-based CP Kukreja and Associates, Sikka Associates Architects and Arcop Associates, Mumbai-based Hafiz Contractor and Ahmedabad-based HCP Design, Planning and Management. Officials said only firms that have office in India could participate in the bidding process and they could take the help of foreign firms which have required expertise.
According to information available in the public domain, CP Kukreja has several important projects under its belt, including designing of JNU campus, redevelopment of Pragati Maidan and planning of Shiv Nadar University.
HCP Design, promoted by architect Bimal Patel, has designed several projects including Bhuj Development Plan, Mumbai Port Complex and and Sabarmati River Front development where Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently held a mammoth event to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.
Similarly, Hafiz Contractor has, to its credit, projects including designing of Patna World City, redevelopment of Dharavi and Kamathipura in Mumbai. Arcop has also designed some of the best planned development projects including Garden Estate in Gurgaon, Jaypee Greens and Wish Town in Noida and T-3 at IGI airport.
“Considering the nature of the project, technical and financial weightage of the firms for the project will be 80:20,” said a ministry official.
