Bids re-invited for implementation of Mirzapur sewerage project

The Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam has reinvited bids for implementation of the Mirzapur sewerage project on January 1, 2020. The last date for bid submission is January 21, 2020. Bids for the project were earlier invited in October 2019. The scope of work involves construction of 203 km of sewer networks, three sewage pumping stations (2 mld capacity at Dangar Ganj, 5.96 mld in Jail district and 2.49 mld at Lalah Ghat), 3.2 km of rising mains, house connections and appurtenance works. The work is expected to be completed in 24 months including a three-month trial run and 12-month defect liability period, at an investment of Rs 2.45 billion. The project is being implemented in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh for pollution abatement of the Ganga river on a PPP basis under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.