The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has extended the last date of submission of bids and opening of technical bids for the construction of the first three buildings of the proposed new Common Central ecretariat from Wednesday to July 14. This is the second time the deadlines have been pushed in a week, with the earlier extension being from June 16 to Wednesday.
According to CPWD officials, the last date of submission of bids and opening of technical bids for the construction of the first three buildings of the proposed new Common Central Secretariat from Wednesday to July 14. The CPWD had invited bids for three new office buildings under the Common Central Secretariat along Rajpath at a cost of `3,269 crore and `139 crore was set aside for five year's maintenance in April this year.
These new buildings will come on the plot where the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts is currently located. The Modi Government’s mega project to redevelopment of central vista and construction of a new parliament building has become a bone of contention as the opposition parties are demanding to scrap the project in view of the Covid pandemic.
The redevelopment of the Central Vista -- the nation's power corridor -- envisages a new parliament building, a common central secretariat, revamping of the 3 km Rajpath from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, new prime minister''s residence and prime minister''s office, and a new vice president enclave.