Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Friday opened financial bids to hire a consultant for a project related to the ‘conduction of water from the Indus river to Islamabad and Rawalpindi’, and for the preparation of a wastewater master plan for the capital city, according to news sources. So far, the lowest bid received for the project amounts to PKR 843 million from a joint venture.
Previously, the authority had flouted an international tender to get proposals for the hiring of a consultant. In response to the advertised tender, five firms submitted their technical and financial proposals. These bids were evaluated by the committee that shortlisted three firms that qualified on a technical basis.
The project of Conduction of Water from Indus River System at Terbela Dam was initiated in 2004-05 to develop a perennial source of potable water for the twin cities. And despite being approved by the Council of Common Interest (CCI) back in 2016, the project remained stalled. As a result, an acute shortage of drinkable water in the twin cities has been observed as the local population grows with time.
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