Two firms bag contract to build int’l stadium | Vadodara News

Vadodara: Moving a step ahead, the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) on Thursday awarded a contract for constructing its international cricket stadium to two firms. The apex council discussed eligibility of different firms that had applied for the project and chose two of them.
BCA officials said that the stadium project has been estimated at Rs 80 crore and both firms have been given Rs 40 crore contract each. “It’s the initial cost of the project wherein the pavilion, north and south stands, dressing rooms for players and other such facilities will be built. The total cost of the stadium will go up in second phase,” said Satyajit Gaekwad, chairman, BCA’s press and publicity committee.
“The stadium will have a sitting capacity of 30,000 and in phase one about 8,000 to 12,000 seats will be constructed, Gaekwad added. BCA officials said that they are expecting the stadium to be ready for hosting international matches within one and half years.
BCA member Kalpesh Parmar, however, objected to one of the firms being granted the contract. “The same firm couldn’t give a counter bank guarantee for this project and the association had to cancel the contract. I will write to the BCA management and seek a reply. If I don’t get a satisfactory reply, I will write to the ombudsman,” Parmar said.
During the apex council meet, BCA also decided to reward Rs 20 lakh to the Baroda team that was runners up in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.