Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA), upon its chairman’s directives, has finalised the consultant for the rehabilitation of the I.J Principal Road, according to news sources. Zeeruk International Pvt Ltd, a low-bidding firm, has been tasked with providing consultancy services for the project.
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The I.J Principal Road is being rehabilitated to facilitate the local and inter-provincial traffic at large. As per reports, the concerned formation was previously asked to prepare the PC-II for finalising the consultant firm for the project, which was then approved by the CDA-Development Working Party (DWP) in December 2019 and interested firms were later asked to submit financial and technical proposals for the project.
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The financial bids opened on Monday and Zeeruk International Pvt Ltd was chosen for their lowest bid. The said road connects Islamabad with Rawalpindi while also serving as a major artery for the heavy inter-provincial traffic coming from Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The said road has been in distressed condition for over a decade.