The architects who will design this eastern waterfront are the same who have designed Gujarat’s Sabarmati waterfront. HCP Design, Planning and Management Private Ltd, in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Unity Consultants Pvt Ltd, have won the prestigious bid to develop the entire eastern coastline of Mumbai. In a closely fought competition between top international consortia this week in Mumbai, they emerged as the lowest bidders. “Their technical score was also the highest among all the bidders,” Yashodhan Wanage, Deputy Chairperson, Mumbai Port Trust, told The Sunday Guardian. Next week, the Board meeting of Mumbai Port Trust officials will approve the final bidder on 29 November. Thereafter, the team of architects will be given six months to design the master plan.
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THE PLAN
The Mumbai Port Trust owns a total of 752 hectares of land on the east coast. Of that, 200 hectares is utilised for the port activities. There are oil tank fields on nearly 200 hectares of land. This leaves the organisation with nearly 350 hectares of land which can be developed. Of this, nearly 165 hectares is currently readily available. This will be utilised in the first phase of development. The first phase will have mixed components of commercial and residential structures. Over 35,000 families residing in slums on encroached MbPT land, and in dilapidated port trust employee quarters will have to be rehabilitated in the same area. The project will have to generate revenue for self-sustenance. ...
THE BIDDERS
Earlier this month, MbPT had shortlisted six internationally renowned bidders to present the concept design before it. These bidders were: 1. 3TI Progetti Italia IngegneriaIntegrata SPA in Consortium with M/s/ Jones Lange LaSalle Property Consultants (India) Pvt Ltd and architect Hafeez Contractor. 2. Perkins Eastman Design Consultants India Pvt Lts, in consortium with STUP Consultants Pvt Ltd and I.L.&F.S. Township and Urban Assets Ltd. 3. Voyants Solution Pvt Ltd in consortium with THR Innovative Tourism Advisors, Spain and KNIGHT FRANK (INDIA) Pvt Ltd. 4. Surbana Jurong Consultant Pte Ltd in consortium with SMEC India Pvt Ltd, Boston Consulting Group. 5. HCP Design, Planning and Management Pvt Ltrd, Ahmedabad, in consortium with PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt Ltd and Unity Consultants, and 6. Townland Consultants Pvt Ltd, Hong Kong, in consortium with Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd and CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd. ...
THE WINNING BID
“MbPT—a vision for the Mumbai Port Complex—a socially responsible, economically attractive and implementable concept,” the vision document handed over to MbPT by HCP Design, PWC India and Unity Consultants Pune, stated. Renowned architect Dr Bimal Patel spearheaded the presentation. “It is not just a project offering maximum commercial exploitation, it is an opportunity to address Mumbai’s problems. It is a genuinely implementable concept which is inexpensive and self-financing,” he said in his opening remarks. Their bid price is Rs 8.99 crore. Their focus was mainly on a strong and rigid street network. “Everything else is flexible,” he said.