Thiruvananthapuram: The city corporation on Saturday signed an agreement with the Infrastructure Development Corporation of Karnataka (iDeCK) to prepare a proposal for bagging the Smart City project from the central government. The agreement signed by Mayor V.K. Prasanth was handed over to iDeCK associate vice-president Harshana Ganvath in the Mayor’s office. The concept plan on the future of city’s development will be prepared within one month. The draft proposal will be completed before March 10 and the final report will be handed over to the corporation on March 27.
The iDeCK will be paid Rs 24.67 lakh as the consultancy fee and a part of the amount will be chipped in by the central government. Around 10 per cent of the fee will be paid when the corporation accepts the concept plan and another 50 per cent once the draft plan is accepted. The last instalment will be paid once the final report is accepted. The corporation has already contributed to the work on a vision document in consultation with the public. Around 30 out of 100 marks will be awarded for the efficiency of these campaigns.
A state-level steering committee had selected iDeCK to prepare a proposal for the capital as well Kochi. The fee quoted by iDeCK was almost half of that quoted by several other companies during a bid. The company has been consultants to over 500 infrastructure projects across the country. Corporation standing committee chairpersons under deputy mayor Rakhi Ravikumar and IiDeCK urban planner Sophia Rafeeq were present during the signing of the agreement.
