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Construction of Lahore Ring Road (Southern LOOP) Construction EOI www.punjab.gov.pk/governmentdepartments/communication&works

Expression of Interest

Construction of Lahore Ring Road (Southern LOOP) Public Private Partnership Project

Government of Punjab is endeavoring to work towards rapid economic growth and development in the Province. Towards this goal, one of the priority areas of the Province is to create an enabling environment of public private Partnership in the Province for enhancing the scale of overall investment which in turn can trigger income and employment and secondly to usher greater efficiency in creation of goods and services and their management.

Towards this objective the Government of Punjab has laid down a PPP framework including Policy, institutional, financial and risk sharing mechanisms for facilitating a cohesive enabling environment through Punjab Public Private Partnership Act 2010.

Lahore Ring Road, the most strategic road for Lahore being major corridor around the city and a gate way to high level economic hub in this part of the province was undertaken by the government of the Punjab in 2006. total length of the ring is about 90-Kms out of which 40-Kms (Northern Loop) has been completed from own sources.
Lahore Ring Road Authority is now soliciting Expression of interest from well reputed National and International Firms/builders to undertake the remaining length of 50-Kms (Southern Loop), costing about Rs. 50 billion, on public private partnership (PPP) basis. Build-Lease-and Transfer (BOT-ANNUITY) or Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT-Toll) model or a combination of both.
The firms / developers will be responsible for detailed Engineering, Design Financing, Construction, Operation & Maintenance and Transfer of the project to the authority at the completion of concession period.
The firm can be single company or a consortium of entities that have or can bring together the different skills and resource required to successfully undertake the Project.
The detailed parameter of the project will be specified at the RFP stage. The EOI is to be delivered in a sealed envelope clearly marked
“Expression of interest for the Construction of Lahore Ring Road (Southern Loop) on (PPP) basis “not later than February 28, 2012 at the following address:

Chairperson, Lahore Ring Road Authority, Cricket House, 20-A Shadman Colony, Jail Road Lahore, Pakistan.

Ph: 92-42-99268132-33

Fax: 92-42-99268131

The project Brief and Prequalification documents shall be available for download www.punjab.gov.pk/governmentdepartments/communication&works

The Lahore Ring Road Authority reserves the right to accept all or reject any or all EOIs without assigning any reason(s) thereof

For further information, please contact

Muhammad Javed Ilyas

Director Contracts

Lahore Ring Road Authority, Cricket House, 20-A Shadman Colony, Jail Road Lahore

Ph: 92-42-99268140

Fax: _92-41-99268131

Email: javedilyas7@hotmail.com

Muhammad Amjad

Deputy Secretary (PC) Communication & Work Department, Government of the Punjab, Old Anarkali, Lahore

Ph: 92-42-99210453,

Fax: 92-42-99213716

Email: dspccwd@yahoo.com

Construction of Lahore Ring Road (Southern LOOP) Construction EOI www.punjab.gov.pk/governmentdepartments/communication&works

Expression of Interest

Construction of Lahore Ring Road (Southern LOOP) Public Private Partnership Project

Government of Punjab is endeavoring to work towards rapid economic growth and development in the Province. Towards this goal, one of the priority areas of the Province is to create an enabling environment of public private Partnership in the Province for enhancing the scale of overall investment which in turn can trigger income and employment and secondly to usher greater efficiency in creation of goods and services and their management.

Towards this objective the Government of Punjab has laid down a PPP framework including Policy, institutional, financial and risk sharing mechanisms for facilitating a cohesive enabling environment through Punjab Public Private Partnership Act 2010.

Lahore Ring Road, the most strategic road for Lahore being major corridor around the city and a gate way to high level economic hub in this part of the province was undertaken by the government of the Punjab in 2006. total length of the ring is about 90-Kms out of which 40-Kms (Northern Loop) has been completed from own sources.
Lahore Ring Road Authority is now soliciting Expression of interest from well reputed National and International Firms/builders to undertake the remaining length of 50-Kms (Southern Loop), costing about Rs. 50 billion, on public private partnership (PPP) basis. Build-Lease-and Transfer (BOT-ANNUITY) or Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT-Toll) model or a combination of both.
The firms / developers will be responsible for detailed Engineering, Design Financing, Construction, Operation & Maintenance and Transfer of the project to the authority at the completion of concession period.
The firm can be single company or a consortium of entities that have or can bring together the different skills and resource required to successfully undertake the Project.
The detailed parameter of the project will be specified at the RFP stage. The EOI is to be delivered in a sealed envelope clearly marked
“Expression of interest for the Construction of Lahore Ring Road (Southern Loop) on (PPP) basis “not later than February 28, 2012 at the following address:

Chairperson, Lahore Ring Road Authority, Cricket House, 20-A Shadman Colony, Jail Road Lahore, Pakistan.

Ph: 92-42-99268132-33

Fax: 92-42-99268131

The project Brief and Prequalification documents shall be available for download www.punjab.gov.pk/governmentdepartments/communication&works

The Lahore Ring Road Authority reserves the right to accept all or reject any or all EOIs without assigning any reason(s) thereof

For further information, please contact

Muhammad Javed Ilyas

Director Contracts

Lahore Ring Road Authority, Cricket House, 20-A Shadman Colony, Jail Road Lahore

Ph: 92-42-99268140

Fax: _92-41-99268131

Email: javedilyas7@hotmail.com

Muhammad Amjad

Deputy Secretary (PC) Communication & Work Department, Government of the Punjab, Old Anarkali, Lahore

Ph: 92-42-99210453,

Fax: 92-42-99213716

Email: dspccwd@yahoo.com

CDA pledges to make Islamabad a ‘model city’

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman, Engr Farkhand Iqbal said on Monday that in order to make Islamabad a model city, the local businessmen would be taken on board for every strategy and plan for development of the capital.

“No city could develop without contribution of entrepreneurs and CDA would address all problems of businessmen so that they could promote local economy smoothly,” the CDA chairman said while addressing business community at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) on Monday.

He said that opening ceremony of Park Enclave will be held on February 16. He said CDA was facing financial problems due to which many development works were stalled, but with the improvement in financial health of the authority all stalled projects would be completed.

The CDA Chairman said he would start sector-wise visits of markets from today (Tuesday) to know first-hand the issues of businessmen. He said that one focal person will be appointed for every two sectors in the capital to take care of the issues like water, sanitation, sewerage and other related problems and notification for their appointment would be issued within next one or two days.

He was of the view that businessmen could register their complaints with these focal persons for early solution of their problems. He responded to all the agenda items and assured to resolve all the issues on priority basis. “In a globalised world, we have to build a positive image of Pakistan by developing the federal capital on modern lines,” he said, adding that CDA would collaborate with business community in making the city more beautiful.

In his welcome address, ICCI President Yassar Sakhi Butt congratulated Engr Farkhand Iqbal on his appointment as CDA chairman and appreciated him for taking interest in solving businessmen’s issues. He highlighted the problems being faced by the business community and urged for immediate solution so that business activity in the metropolis could further flourish. He proposed to form a Dispute Resolution Committee comprising representatives of CDA and ICCI to help resolve various disputes pertaining to trade and industry.

The ICCI president also demanded for allocation of a cricket ground to ICCI, change of building byelaws, multi-storey flats for traders, permission for additional storey on auto and steel plots, citizen club for businessmen, allotment of plot for dispensary and community centre in I-10/3, allotment of land for holding industrial exhibitions by ICCI, development of Islamabad markets, removal of encroachments and establishment of truck stand and stressed for the need of developing strong liaison between CDA and ICCI for resolving problems of business community with joint efforts.

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CDA pledges to make Islamabad a ‘model city’

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman, Engr Farkhand Iqbal said on Monday that in order to make Islamabad a model city, the local businessmen would be taken on board for every strategy and plan for development of the capital.

“No city could develop without contribution of entrepreneurs and CDA would address all problems of businessmen so that they could promote local economy smoothly,” the CDA chairman said while addressing business community at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) on Monday.

He said that opening ceremony of Park Enclave will be held on February 16. He said CDA was facing financial problems due to which many development works were stalled, but with the improvement in financial health of the authority all stalled projects would be completed.

The CDA Chairman said he would start sector-wise visits of markets from today (Tuesday) to know first-hand the issues of businessmen. He said that one focal person will be appointed for every two sectors in the capital to take care of the issues like water, sanitation, sewerage and other related problems and notification for their appointment would be issued within next one or two days.

He was of the view that businessmen could register their complaints with these focal persons for early solution of their problems. He responded to all the agenda items and assured to resolve all the issues on priority basis. “In a globalised world, we have to build a positive image of Pakistan by developing the federal capital on modern lines,” he said, adding that CDA would collaborate with business community in making the city more beautiful.

In his welcome address, ICCI President Yassar Sakhi Butt congratulated Engr Farkhand Iqbal on his appointment as CDA chairman and appreciated him for taking interest in solving businessmen’s issues. He highlighted the problems being faced by the business community and urged for immediate solution so that business activity in the metropolis could further flourish. He proposed to form a Dispute Resolution Committee comprising representatives of CDA and ICCI to help resolve various disputes pertaining to trade and industry.

The ICCI president also demanded for allocation of a cricket ground to ICCI, change of building byelaws, multi-storey flats for traders, permission for additional storey on auto and steel plots, citizen club for businessmen, allotment of plot for dispensary and community centre in I-10/3, allotment of land for holding industrial exhibitions by ICCI, development of Islamabad markets, removal of encroachments and establishment of truck stand and stressed for the need of developing strong liaison between CDA and ICCI for resolving problems of business community with joint efforts.

Tag : Capital Develoment Authority, ICCI, Sector I-10/3, CDA, model city, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) on Monday. Park Enclave,

Islamabad Development News :CDA to spend Rs 257 million on development of Ankara Park

Capital Development Authority (CDA) would spend Rs. 257 million on development of Ankra Park on the Club Road and is pursuing a comprehensive and integrated programme or the upgradation and provision of quality entertainment facilities in the other parks of the city as part of its efforts for improvement environment of the Federal Capital.

This was stated by Chairman CDA, Engineer Farkhand Iqbal while apprising the Chairman, Prime Minister Task Force on Islamabad, Faisal Sakhi Butt during visit of Ankara Park to inspect the development work being carried out by the Authority. Members of the Task Force, Member Environment, CDA Mian Waheed Uddin and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.

Chairman CDA said that the ongoing developments in the parks are being completed on priority basis and missing facilities, especially in the small parks are being provided. The facilities underdevelopment would soon be opened for the public to add colours to the beauty of the Federal Capital and provide quality entertainment infrastructure to the residents.

Chairman Prime Minister Task Force on Islamabad, Faisal Sakhi Butt said that government is fully committed to make Islamabad a model metropolitan of the world and all out support would be extended to CDA for conserving the green character of the city improving its environment and providing quality entertainment facilities in different areas of the city. Chairman CDA apprised the task force that PC-I for the development and upgradation of the Ankara Park has been completed and work would soon commence on the improvement of different facilities in the park. It would be equipped with the beautiful and state-of-the-art dancing fountain to provide unprecedented entertainment to the residents and the people visiting Islamabad from within the country and abroad. He said that the upgradation include establishment of story gardens, soft landscaping and spacious parking facility. He also apprised the chairman of the task force that 90 % of the development work in the Fatima Jinnah (F-9) Park has been completed and efforts have been geared up to complete the remaining work so that the residents could avail the facilities being developed for their entertainment. He said that the Authority has already directed for early completion of the ongoing development work in the Lake View Park including the entertainment hub and water sports facility.

Chairman Prime Minister Task Force, Faisal Sakhi Butt asked CDA to restore the natural and charismatic beauty of the natural streams and nullahas flowing through the Federal Capital. He said that these natural streams and ravines were once the hallmark of Islamabad but with the passage of time these have badly been polluted. He said that different households and katchi abadis constructed along these ravines and natural streams channeled their sewage into these nullas, which further deteriorated the situation. He called upon the CDA to come up with some solid project for cleaning of these nullahas and restoring their nostalgic beauty. Chairman CDA immediately directed the concerned formations of the Authority to appoint an independent Project Director and actively pursue different measures being taken in this regard. The task force assured CDA to take up the matter with different organization from its platform to materialize the poject.
Chairman Prime Minister Task Force, Faisal Sakhi Butt that the Prime Minister of Pakistan has directed for development of entertainment facilities on modern line, as per international standards with the assurance of all the precautionary safety measure and environmental friendly initiatives to provide quality entertainment to the people visiting Islamabad as the Federal Capital is the face of the country. He said that all the illegal connections of the sewage being channeled into the natural streams should be plugged and the process of upgradation of these streams and that of the imposing fines for illegal connections should be proceeded simultaneously. He said that the park in the G and I Series Sectors should be provided all the missing facilities to make them at par with the entertainment facilities in posh areas of the city.

Tag : Capital Development Authority, Club Road, Ankara Park, Fatima Jinnah (F-9) Park, Lake View Park, CDA , Federal Capital, CDA , Islamabad deveopment news

Islamabad Property News :CDA to properly advertise auctioning in future

Islamabad—The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to properly advertise auctioning in future. According to details, DG Environment Dr Sheikh Muhammad Suleman said to make the process of auctioning more transparent CDA has decided to advertise the tenders in newspapers.

He said that earlier bidding of trees was done on notice board. Muhammad Suleman said that CDA was taking steps to make the environment of the federal capital green adding that only dry trees are sold and new plants are being planted in the place.

He said that trees theft will strictly be monitored and CDA would take stern action against anyone found involved in trees theft. DG environment said that the course of action will earn revenue for CDA in transparent way

Tag : Capital Development Authority, CDA, CDA Aution, plot for auction, Tenders, Federal Capital, Islamabad Proeprty News

CDA eyes Park Enclave development as alternative

ISLAMABAD – Losing all hopes to “make money” from the controversial LED lights project after Asian Development Bank (ADB) refused to provide soft loan to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for the purpose, now those, who are designated by the PM to oversee the affairs of the CDA, are eyeing another project worth Rs 4 billion for development of Park Enclave.Efforts from some quarters are under way to manipulate the process of awarding contract of development of Park Enclave, whose successful execution would help restore the credibility of CDA to some extent among the investors.As first step, the opportunists making mockery of merit have managed to get appointed an officer who does not possess relevant qualification required to fulfil the responsibilities against the technical post of CDA Member Planning and Design, allegedly to manipulate the process of award of contract.The newly appointed CDA Member (P&D) Aziz Qureshi holds masters degreein chemistry, and was serving the Science and Technology wing of the Planning Commission prior to his recent posting.Newly appointed Chairman CDA Farkhand Iqbal, whose parent department is also Planning Commission, has picked up Qureshi for the task and managed to get the appointment orders from the Establishment division in the late hours of Friday following the efforts of Chairman of a dubious task force in this regard.The former Member Planning Tahir Shamshad was transferred at a crucial time when the presentation by the pre-qualified construction firms on their technical bids was in progress. .

Tag : Capital Development Authority, Park Enclave, CDA , CDA Map, Asian Development Bank