KARACHI, July 2: The city government has decided to acquire services of a consortium of foreign and local consultants for the supervision of the construction work of a 24km long elevated expressway from Quaidabad to Jinnah Bridge.

Speaking at a high-level meeting on Saturday, City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal asked the officials concerned to get services of a consultant to oversee the project, on which work would be initiated next month.

The meeting was informed that advertisements in this regard have been published for entrusting the work to a well-known and experienced foreign company. The role of this company / consortium will be limited to providing consultancy services in connection with the design and supervision of the project and it will be called for inspection whenever the needed.

The prospective consortiums had been asked to submit two different bids containing details of their technical skills and financial estimates which can be submitted to the department concerned of the city government by July 20.

It may be mentioned here that a contract in connection with the construction of the elevated expressway was signed between the city government and a Malaysian company IJM Corporation Barhad in March this year. Under the agreement, the said company will be responsible for construction, financing and operating the expressway for 20 years.

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