LDA to hold pre-bid conference for contractors

A pre-bid conference of contractors interested in the construction of 4,000 units under the LDA City Naya Pakistan Apartments scheme will be held on Monday at the Lahore Development Authority Office.

Tenders for the project will be opened on February 10, 13, 17 and 20. The authority had invited tenders from builders and engineering firms, registered in category C-4 and above from the Pakistan Engineering Council, for the construction of the apartments.

The authority had also invited expression of interest from consultant firms for resident supervision of the construction work of the project.

National and international consultant firms, registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council, had been invited to express interest and submit documents till February 12.

Meanwhile, Punjab Environmental Protection Agency accepted the application for environmental clearance of the project for construction of LDA City Naya Pakistan Apartments.

The LDA had provided copies of the project’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for citizens and stakeholders at three locations.

The report was available at the office of the Environmental Protection Agency at the Hockey Stadium, deputy director, Department of Environmental Protection as well as office of the Chief Engineer, LDA.

Public hearing about the EIA report will be held at LDA Sports Complex, Johar Town on February 22. All citizens and stakeholders have been invited to the public hearing.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 7^th, 2021.