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A consortium led by architectural steadfast Arcop Associates has emerged arsenic the apical bidder to supply plan advisor services for the upcoming Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum which is being built astatine the iconic North and South blocks, the authorities buildings that flank Rashtrapathi Bhavan successful the nationalist capital.
As portion of the Central Vista project, these historical buildings are undergoing a phased restoration arsenic portion of the ambitious Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum task which volition regenerate the National Museum. Once completed, this depository volition beryllium the largest successful the world, with 950 rooms spanning 1,17,000 quadrate metres.
Experienced depository architect
The ARCOP-led consortium has brought successful an experienced squad led by Principal Architect Kulapat Yantrasast, a Thai-born designer and decorator known for his thoughtful, human-centred attack that blends modern aesthetics with taste sensitivity.
Mr. Yantrasast, a protégé of Japanese maestro Tadao Ando, co-founded the steadfast WHY Architecture successful Los Angeles, wherever helium has led acclaimed projects specified arsenic the Grand Rapids Art Museum, the Speed Art Museum renovation, and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures successful Los Angeles. He has besides been selected to plan galleries for the redevelopment of the Louvre successful Paris.
Competitive bidding process
The Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) for the enactment of a Design Consultant (Architectural & Exhibition Design) for the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum done unfastened competitory bidding was published connected July 9 by the Union Culture Ministry.
A pre-bid gathering was conducted connected July 21, which generated queries from implicit 25 nationalist and planetary firms, demonstrating important involvement successful the project.
The Ministry received 5 method bids online done the e-procurement portal, submitted by Arcop Associates Private Ltd (Partners: Xavier Cartron SAS, Paris; Situ Kohli Home Qatar), Amanda Levete Architects Limited (Partner: C.P. Kukreja International LLP), Knight Frank India (Partners: Pei Cobb Freed and Partners, New York; Ralph Appelbaum Associates), FORREC Ltd (Partner: TAGBIN Services Pvt. Ltd), Eco First Services Limited (Partners: Zaha Hadid Architects; Chargeurs Museum Studio SAS).
Jury evaluation
As portion of the valuation process, each 5 agencies were invited to contiguous their method proposals earlier a distinguished valuation assemblage connected September 22 and 23 arsenic stipulated successful the NIT conditions, sources told The Hindu. The presentations allowed each consortium to show their plan imaginativeness and method capabilities for the project.
Following a broad valuation of submitted documents, adherence to stipulated criteria arsenic per the NIT, and appraisal of method presentations earlier the jury, 3 firms were shortlisted for fiscal bid opening: Arcop Associates Pvt. Ltd., Knight Frank India, and EcoFirst Services Limited.
Upon opening and valuation of the fiscal bids, and based connected the composite prime and cost-based enactment score, Arcop Associates was declared the palmy bidder for the plan advisor services for the museum, the sources said.
