Ranchi Municipal Corporation is looking for ‘competent’ private parties to take up the duty of managing various passenger facilities offered by the newly-constructed Birsa Munda bus terminus.
In one of the two notices issued on Tuesday, the urban body ‘invited Request for Proposal for selection of facility manager and security service provider for facility management, providing security, operating and managing the bus stand, rooms and dormitories and one food plaza and management of advertisement at Khadgarha Bus Stand’.
“The selected bidder will be responsible for running and managing the 12 hotel rooms and two dormitories along with one of the two food plazas within the terminal premises. Out of these 12 rooms, six will be air-conditioned. The firm will have to ensure that the terminal structure and passenger waiting area are kept clean, the waste generated is properly disposed, and the premises is kept clear of vermin,” said RMC Town Planner Ghanshyam Agarwal.
He added, “Along with this, appointing security guards at crucial points of the bus stand and setting up lighting facilities will also be their responsibility. We wish to work with people who have experience of working in the hospitality sector. The quarterly base price for the first year will be `2,00,000.”
Only hotel owners with experience in hotel industry for a consecutive term of five years and a turnover of one crore rupees for the past three financial years will be eligible to apply for the bidding. The term of service will be for a period of ten years.
The second food plaza will also be leased for five years to a private party, with five years of experience in restaurant business and turnover worth `20 lakh for the past three financial years.
The date of opening of proposals for the hotel, dormitories and one food plaza will be September 30, where for the other plaza, they will be opened a day before on September 29.
Besides, 18 shops within the terminal will be auctioned off to private vendors. The proposals will open on September 28
“Now that the encroachment on the project land for the bus terminus was cleared, we will be using that area for bus bays. The stand will also have a parking place for the incoming buses with a holding capacity of 50. Besides, we will be making parking spot for those visiting the terminal,” said Agarwal.
Has all the hiccups this proposed state-of-the-art bus terminal been taken care of for goodIJ Yes, assure RMC officials
The Town Planner declared, “There is nothing obstructing the completion of this long-awaited bus stand terminal anymore. We are positive that the deadline of October 2 for its inauguration will be met for sure.”