The Building Construction Department has roped in a New Delhi-based consultancy firm to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for construction of two State Guest Houses – one in Puri and the other in Mumbai, officials from the Department said on Wednesday.
As per the private firm, Rudrabhishek Enterprises Limited’s (REPL) the area earmarked for the project in Mumbai is around 12,000 square meters and approximately 14,000 square meters in Puri.
The company, however, is yet to demarcate the plot on which the guest houses will be constructed in the two cities, Chief Engineer of Building Construction Department, Arvind Singh said. “The construction will begin soon. Within 10 days, we will get an idea about the shape and the surface area of the land,” he added.
Talking about the project, REPL’s General Manager, Zulquer Nain said, “REPL will be managing the State guest house project right from the design phase to construction phase and post construction formalities.
Detailed engineering and project management will be involved in execution of the project, wherein we will be developing design details, bid process management, construction phase, and approvals from various departments.”
REPL is extensively associated with Government of India’s flagship programmes such as Smart Cities, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), AMRUT at multiple
locations under various capacities. The company provides end-to-end solutions to the clients.
According to the communiqué shared by REPL, the guest house will have unique and inspiring space to work, rest and do recreational activities. The campus will also have integrated road network with pavement and parking facility, solar power supply as backup, water harvesting system, storm water drainage system, solid waste disposal system and many more smart and sustainable facilities, it added.
“We will ensure quality, safety, timely delivery and smooth work process of the project. As a consultant to Building Construction Department, we will provide optimum solution to design and deliver energy efficient buildings,” said REPL’s CMD, Pradeep Misra.
REPL has planned and delivered complex assignments of diverse nature such as Residential, Commercial, Group Housing and Integrated Township projects. It has worked on hospitals, hotels, recreational facilities, water supply, sewerage and sanitation systems, regional plans and master plans.