The Times of India             04.11.2013

Civic body floats bids worth Rs 15 crore for water works

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has invited bids worth Rs 15 crore for various water works such as construction of new tanks, laying pipelines and repairing existing pipelines among others.

The works are to be executed through private contractors and the last date for filing bids is December 10. The tenders are to be opened on the same day. The tenders include around 49 water-related works to be carried out in various parts of the city.

The bids include construction of three new water tanks in Satpur and Cidco divisions of the municipal corporation. A water tank with a capacity of 20 lakh litres is to be constructed at Dhruvnagar in ward no. 17 in Satpur division at a cost of Rs 3.39 crore. The work also includes commencement of water supply scheme. Another new water tank with a capacity of 20 lakh litres is to be constructed at Radhakrishnanagar in ward no. 18 in Satpur division at an expenditure of Rs 2.15 crore. The third water tank with a capacity of 20 lakh litres is to be constructed at Morvadi in ward no. 44 in Cidco division of the NMC at a cost of Rs 1.72 crore.

The drinking water pipeline is to be laid in areas from Sainagar to Rasbihari Road to Shivganga Nagar by spending Rs 1.13 crore. Another water pipeline is to be laid in Makhmalabad area in ward no. 5 at a cost of Rs 79.72 lakh. Similarly, a sump is to be built at Savtanagar in ward no. 47 in Cidco division at an expenditure of Rs 60.3 lakh.

The bids also include other works like laying water pipeline from Godavari Mangalmurtinagar to Gosavinagar in ward no. 32 in Nashik Road division at a cost of Rs 52.53 lakh. Besides, a water pipeline will also be laid from Vidyanagar Leelavati Hospital to Omkar and Vadjaimatanagar on Makhmalabad Road in ward no. 6 in Panchavati division by spending Rs 29.52 lakh.