KSIIDC has shortlisted consortium of Populous Design, Australia and
Feedback Infrastructure Services as consultants for an international
convention centre here.
The centre will come up on 35 acres of land adjacent to Bangalore
International airport (BIA) at Devanahalli, at a cost of Rs 250 crore.
nodal agency
The Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development
Corporation (KSIIDC), which owns the land, has been designated as the
nodal agency to take up the project construction.
KSIIDC has selected Populous and Feedback as consultants through a global tender.
The consultants are to develop concept design, architectural design and offer project management consultancy for ICC.
The state government is going in for ICC to tap the potential of
Bangalore airport which has become a regional hub in South India.
seating capacity
“The ICC is being planned with a minimum of 6,000 seating capacity main
convention hall besides many small conference halls, food courts and
exhibition centre,” said a senior KSIIDC official.
“The Karnataka Chief Minister in his Budget has spelt the urgent need
for ICC and had said the design process for it will be completed within
the next six months and work on the project under EPC contract to
commence this financial year,” he added.
On Thursday, the Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr D.V. Sadananda Gowda, in
the presence of Mr S.R. Vishwanth, Chairman, KSIIDC, issued the Letter
of Award to Mr Andrew James, Director, Populous Australia.
The Chief Minister speaking on the occasion said when ICC is completed,
it would provide maximum business-to-business (b2b) and
business-to-consumer (b2c) opportunities and boost the prominence of
Bangalore in the global arena.
“ICC will also have the distinct advantage of being adjacent to BIA and
will act as an epicentre for many global events, stimulating host of
business opportunities for the state,” he said.
The Chief Minister also directed the KSIIDC to take up the development
of ‘Aero City' which is also to come up adjacent to the airport on 400
acres of land.
Aero City project will have signature/iconic buildings with world class
facilities and social infrastructure offering plug and play space for
high-tech and knowledge based industries in the field of aero science,
nano-technology and financial sector, health sector besides IT.
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