KSRTC to invite global tenders for bus station

KSRTC to invite global tenders for bus station
Vijay Times

Bangalore: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has invited global tenders for construction for the remodelled Kempegowda bus terminus at Subashnagar (Majestic) from Tuesday onwards.

KSRTC managing director M R Sreenivasa Murthy told Vijay Times the Rs 700-crore project, to be jointly developed with Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corpoartion (BMTC), will begin after the pre-qualification procedure inviting 'expression of interest'.

"We have fixed July 12 as the date for tender and the last date for submitting applications September 5. Global construction firms will bid for this project," he said.

The conceptual design of the 'Inter Modal Transit Centre' has been prepared by City-based Sundaram Architects.
Expected to be completed by 2008-09, the terminus, spread over 31 acres, will have KSRTC, BMTC and the proposed Bangalore Metro under one platform.

"This is expected to be an an ultra-modern bus terminus on par with the best in the world, both in terms of aesthetics and
design," Murthy said.

The RFQ (Request for Qualification) for the project has been prepared by the Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) (iDeCK).

Plans entail integration of bus terminals with the proposed mass rail transit system and the City railway station and vehicle parking facilities, landscaped garden on the top, a multi-storeyed tower with 25 lakh sq ft of commercial space and an underground bus terminus, said KSRTC Chief Civil Engineer, Jagadish Chandra.

The final bidder will be announced in November, after which the project will commence on a 'Build-Operate-Transfer' (BOT) basis. Chandra said the KSRTC will provide land, while the final bidder will make the investment.

The terminus, described as a dream project of KSRTC by Transport Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge, will also house star hotels, an amphi-theatre, shopping centres, food courts, browsing centres, rest rooms and other public
utilities.