"The pre-qualification process is over. Bidding papers will be submitted to the government to enable it to select a company to execute the project," said a senior official of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Work on the project is expected to begin next month.

`Bengal-CES', appointed by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority to oversee the pre-qualification and technical bidding process for the project, has shortlisted seven companies to execute the project. These companies had received more than 70 out of 100 points in the prequalification bidding process. Two of
the seven companies-- Simplex Infrastructure Limited and Afcons Infrastructure Limited received a maximum of 91.75 points in the process. The authorities will now decide which of the two firms will execute the Rs 40-crore project.

Of the remaining five, Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited and Navayuga Engineering Company were ranked third and fourth with scores of 90.50 points and 81 points respectively.

Next in line was ITD Cementation Limited, scoring 79.65 points, while Bridge and Roof with 79.25 points and Tantia Constructions Limited with 77.54 points were ranked sixth and seventh respectively.