Bhubaneswar Development Authority inks deal with Jurong Consultants for BTC project

Bhubaneswar Town Centre (BTC) projectBhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) signed an agreement with Jurong Consultants India Limited, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Surbana Jurong, for the designing of the ambitious Bhubaneswar Town Centre (BTC) project.

BDA Secretary Ramesh Chandra Rout and Anand S. Lourembam from Surbana Jurong signed the agreement. The design consultants also submitted an inception report having data compilation, design briefs and case studies so that they could go for designing an iconic structure in the city, which has already, received world-wide recognition for its child-friendly design concepts for Smart City and has its unique place in the tourism circle for unique Kalingan style of temple architecture.

BDA Additional Commissioner Bhabani Shankar Chayani, Planning Member Sudhiranjan Mohanty senior officials and officials from Jurong were present on the occasion.

Jurong Consultants on September 26, last, won the bid for the project to design a beautiful structure over a land of 12 acres near Bhubaneswar railway station. Known for its designs internationally and within India, Jurong is all set to design the project, which is going to be one of the first such transit-oriented development (TOD) projects in India.

Sources said, Jurong, which has already started working on the BTC project, submitted two different types of design briefs to BDA. Experts in the development authority will examine them and select one for implementation. Once the design brief is adopted, the detailed designs and all aspects of its various elements would be incorporated to make the structure iconic so that by looking at it people would identify the city and the locality.

The innovative design for the iconic BTC project will cost over Rs 8 crores to BDA. The project site shares its location with the city’s main Railway Station within the Bhubaneswar Town Centre Smart District, both East Coast Railways and Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited will be important stakeholders to be involved and consulted throughout the course of this project implementation.

The organisation will submit the detailed design for the multi-modal transport hub and other elements and prepare an RFP for the construction work tender. Once Jurong’s design part is over, the company to be engaged for the construction of BTC, would take over.