City to have four mega roads

LAHORE

Lahore Development Authority (LDA), at an estimated cost of Rs13 billion, has planned to execute four mega road development projects in the provincial metropolis.

LDA officials said these projects included construction of 13 kilometers long Sharqpur bypass from Mohlanwal, Lahore to Jaranwala Road, Sharqpur in District Sheikupura. Estimated cost of this project is around Rs6 billion, officials said.

The other three projects are construction of a structural plan road from Expo Centre, Johar Town to Ring Road (parallel to Canal Bank Road), Lahore, at an estimated cost of Rs3.5 billion, construction of another structural plan road from Expo Centre, Johar Town to Khayaban-e-Jinnah, Lahore, at an estimated cost of Rs2.5 billion. LDA officials maintained that the forth mega project is widening and improvement of Bedian Road and adjoining approach road at an estimated cost of Rs1.1 billion.

The LDA officials revealed that the authority had already invited applications for pre-qualification from the engineering firms/ contractors registered with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) in the Category “C-A” for these projects by the 24th of March, 2017.

Pre-qualification shall be conducted under Punjab Procurement Rules 2014. The qualification in relevant experience, past performance, capabilities with respect to personnel, equipment/plant, financial position, appropriate management capacity and specifically, construction of such nature of mega projects on the credit of firm shall be the criteria for pre-qualification. The firms/contractors who wish to participate in bidding for the works are advised to get their names pre-qualified, and are required to submit the documents/information in the office.

Meanwhile, LDA will construct a high-rise building in a commercial zone on its vacant land measuring 22 kanal on Jail Road, in JV with private partners, under "The Disposal of Land by Development Authorities Act 2014". LDA has also invited applications for hiring a consultancy firm for technical advisory services for this project from international firms in JV with local firms, experienced and well-reputed in carrying out work on High-Rise Building project by 31st of March, 2017. The major tasks to be performed by the consultant will include but are not limited to preliminary design of the project, cost estimate of the project and evaluation of the technical proposals of bidders.