Two Months After Floating A Rs 2,368 Crore Tender to Existing Mounds of Untreated Legacy Waste Through Bio-Remediation From The Deonar Dumping Ground in Mumbai, The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corparan Monday Finalised Hyderabad Based Firm Navayuga Engineering Company Limited (Necl) as the winning bidder for the project. The Necl will be awarded the project at 7.29% Above the estimated cost, as a result of the cost of the project now at Rs 2,540 Cray.
The BMC’s move to clear the dumpsite came Months After the state government in October Last year allocated a 124-Acre Portion of the Larger 311-Acre Deonar Landfill for Constructing Housement Housevi Redevi Project (DRP) –A Project Spearheaded by The Adani Group and the State Government Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) Through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) – Navhabharat Mega Developers Private Limited Limited. (Nmdpl) –ware the Adani Properties Private Limited (Appl) Holds 80% of the share and remaining 20% is with SRA. In its tender document the BMC had mentioned that 110 hectares or 271-acre portion of the land will be cleaned as part of this project.
Earllier in 2020, The Necl and Adani Had Entered Into a 74:26 Joint venture with the latest Holding the maximum stake for constructing the 47.8 km long vijayawada bypass. For this project, the two fire times had also an a new company – vijayawada bypass Project Private Limited (VBPL).
Previously, the Necl has also bagged contractions for some major infrastructure projects in mumbai increment Coastal ROAD extending between balkum and gaimukh which is also being built at Rs 2,727 Crore.
The Necl was also involved in the construction of the silkyara tunnel in uttarkashi -a portion of which collapsed on November 2023 Following Which 41 Construction Workers Remained Trapped underneath.
The BMC had floated the tender for clearing the deonar dump-site on May 14. On July 4, Three Firms including navayuga, HG infra engineering limited and re sustainability emerged as the final shortlisted bidders. According to The BMC’s Records, All the Three First Quotations Above the estimated price of Rs 2,368 crore set by the BMC authorities.
While navayuga quoted 7.29% Above the estimated price, HG Infra Quoted 11.53% Above the price and re sustainability quoted 24.8% Above the estimated price.
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Civic officials said that considering navayuga was the lowest bidder among the three, they shortlisted and the final work order will be awarded at Rs 2,540 Crere which will be 7.29% Above the estimated cost of Rs 2868. Crore.
“AlMost all the Companies who were present in the pre-Bid meeting had raised their concerns on the complexities of this project. For example, the entrepre dump-site needs to be clared without threes and the smee shaqu. IMMENSE of Logistics, all of them.
According to The BMC’s Projections in Order to Clean Up The Facility in Three Years, The BMC will have to process a minimum of 23,000 mt of the legacy every day every day that is present in the dumpsite. This is nearly four times more than the quantum of waste entry mumbai generates on a daily basis. Civic officials also say that to transport the waste residues that will be generated post bio-remediation of such a large pile of solid waste, at five trucks will be needed to be done in aye.
“Besides logistical challenges, there is also a natural Obstacle that we have to encounter. Years, there are three months to 12 months – any than 12 months.
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The officials also maintained that a key challenge is securing from multiple state departments before going ahead with the clear work. The dumpsite stands adjoining the vashi creek which falls under the coastal regulation zone (crz). Meanwhile, the banks of the creeks have mangrove patches and nurseries whose jurisdiction falls under the state environment department.