25.11.14

L&T to set up 6K CCTVs in Mumbai


After three successive failures in selecting a firm to carry out the ambitious 24X7 CCTV surveillance project across Mumbai, the Maharashtra state government has selected L&T Infotech to set up over 6,000 electronic eyes at more than 1,500 junctions. “After a scrutiny of bidders, we have found L&T's offer to build and operate the project technically and financially feasible. Though the cost has been pegged at Rs 950 crore, we have decided to negotiate further to bring down the burden on the state treasury ,“ state home department sources said.
“The project will be executed in 21 months. We will soon have a meeting of all departments involved and the selected bidder to decide on the final strategy to avoid technical and financial glitches during project implementation,“ they added. The system with high-power cameras has the capacity to catch speeding objects from over a kilometre's distance and will help police chase criminals.
L&T and Trimax had submitted the bids. On Monday , technical scrutiny and financial evaluation of the bids were completed by the committees involving chief secretary Swadheen Kshatriya, state IT department officials, and IIT-B professors.
The company that has offered competitive pricing and best technology has won the deal. “This is through a cash contract. We hope that issues such as pre-payment of cash raised by the companies that were short-listed earlier do not arise,“ the official added.

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