Work on the state government's Coastal Road Project's Phase 1 — from Princess Street to Worli Sea Face — is set to miss the October 31 deadline, for giving the work order, announced by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The civic body has extended the time for bids submission to October 31, and financial bids will be opened on December 4.
The BMC, which is heading the project, had called for proposal requests from 13 qualified firms. However, the bidders have submitted 774 queries and the civic officials need time to answer them. The work is now expected to start by February.
BMC officials said that out of the 774 queries, 50 per cent are contractual, 20 per cent related to commercial items, 25 per cent are technical and 5 per cent are related to pricing, goods and services tax and duties.
Sanjay Mukherjee, Additional Municipal Commissioner said, "It's the first project of its kind undertaken by the corporation. Despite being such a huge project, we have very few queries related to pricing and GST. Although the work may start a little late, the response from bidders is very positive."
