ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday opened bids for awarding contract for construction of parking plaza in Blue Area.

According to CDA, the National Logistic Cell (NLC) turned out to be the lowest bidder as it submitted a bid of Rs1274.548 million.

The CDA said that car parking plaza will be constructed near Savor Foods along Jinnah Avenue in Blue Area Islamabad.

The parking plaza will have a capacity to park 1300 vehicles at a time. Shops will be constructed on the ground floor of this parking plaza which will also increase revenue for the CDA.

Similarly, vehicles parked in the car parking will also be a source of income for the authority. Open-air restaurants will be established on the fifth floor of the parking plaza. The project is being executed by directorate of works CDA headed by director Tahir Mahmood.

An official of the directorate said that the parking plaza will be completed in one year time. He said CDA was also planning to call tenders for six other parking plazas in phases that are included the one near Centaurs Mall, one in F-8, Markaz, two in F-10 Markaz and one plaza in Karachi company and I-8 Markaz each.

Published in Dawn, December 28th, 2021