The Times of India 17.08.2012
Ball sets rolling for Sec 17 multi-level parking
CHANDIGARH: After a long wait, the ball has finally been set rolling for the construction of the city's first multi-level parking in Sector 17.
Municipal corporation engineering wing on Tuesday opened the financial
bids and selected a company for its construction. A local constructor
has bagged the Rs 38-crore project, on which work will start in a month.
Seven firms had applied for it, of which six qualified for the bidding.
To protect the skyline of the city, floors will not be
constructed on the surface of the lot, but beneath it. It will have
three basement floors - for four-wheelers -- besides the surface one -
for two-wheelers. Covering 3 lakh square feet, with each underground
parking of 1 lakh square feet, the lot will be 37 feet below the
surface. It will accommodate 950 to 1,000 four-wheelers at a time.
The multi-level parking will be equipped with lifts and
state-of-the-art facilities. All floors will have electronic machines
and the barricades will open for a vehicle only after a commuter submits
the fee. There will be facilities to submit fee through cards.
MC chief engineer S S Bida said, "A company has been selected. Paper
work will be completed soon and the construction started in a month." The architectural designs of the building have been approved by the UT architecture wing.
