NCRTC invites bids for consultancy services for preparation of zonal development plans at Ghaziabad for Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut RRTS Corridor

National Capital Region Transport Corporation Ltd. (NCRTC) has invited limited e-bids for Consultancy services for preparation of zonal development plans for the TOD zones falling in Ghaziabad Development area for Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS Corridor.

  • Tender Reference Number: DM/GC/COR-OF/196
  • Name of Work: Consultancy services for preparation of zonal development plans for the TOD zones falling in Ghaziabad Development area for Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS Corridor.
  • EMD: INR 16 Lakhs
  • Completion Period: 280 Days
  • Document Download / Sale Start Date: 03rd March, 2023
  • Document Download / Sale End Date: 05th April, 2023
  • Pre-bid Meeting: 14th March, 2023
  • Bid Submission Start Date: 27th March, 2023
  • Bid Submission End Date: 05th April, 2023
  • Bid Opening Date: 06th April, 2023

Objectives of TOD:

  • To promote the use of public transport by developing high density zones in the TOD Zones, which would increase the share of transit and walk trips made by the residents/ workers to meet the daily needs and also result in reduction in pollution and congestion in the TOD  Zone;
  • To provide all the basic needs of work/ job, shopping, public amenities, entertainment in the TOD zone with mixed land-use development which would reduce the need for travel;
  • To establish a dense road network within the development area for safe and easy movement and connectivity of Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) and pedestrians between various uses as well as to Transit Nodes;
  • To achieve reduction in the private vehicle ownership, traffic, and associated parking demand;
  • To develop inclusive habitat in the TOD Zone so that the people dependent on public  transport can live in the liveable communities within the walkable distance of Transit Nodes;
  • To integrate the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and affordable housing in the TOD  zone by allocating a prescribed proportion of built-up area for them in the total housing supply;
  • To provide all kinds of recreational/entertainment/ open spaces, required for a good quality  of life in the TOD Zone;
  • To ensure development of safe society with special attention to safety of women, children,  senior citizen and differently abled by making necessary amendments to the building bye  laws;
  • To prevent urban sprawl by accommodating the growing population in a compact area with  access to the transit corridor, which would also consolidate investments and bring down the  infrastructure cost for development; and
  • To reduce carbon footprints by shifting towards environmentally friendly travel options for  the line haul as well as for access and egress trips.
  • Guiding and Supporting principles for TOD based planning shall be as detailed in the  National TOD Policy, 2017. These principles shall be adhered to in the Zonal Development  Plans and shall serve as guides in the preparation of the TOD byelaws and development control norms.
  • Proposals for realization of TOD objectives and adherence to TOD principles shall also be clearly brought out in the technical presentations to be made by prospective bidders.

Scope of Work:

  • In order to enhance connectivity, improve access to citizens, reduce pollution and congestion  and promote balanced sustainable growth in National Capital Region (NCR), NCRPB had recommended development of multi-modal transport system with special emphasis on rail based high-speed, high-frequency Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) for connecting major regional centres in Functional Plan on Transport for National Capital Region-2032.
  • National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), a Joint Venture of Government of  India and four State Governments; Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, is mandated for designing, developing, implementing, financing, operating and maintaining Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) projects in the National Capital Region of India.
  • RRTS is a rail based high-speed transit system with a design speed of 180 kmph and with all  stoppages average speed close to 100 kmph. Once operational, it will be the fastest, most  comfortable and safest mode of commuter transport in NCR.
  • Such high-speed seamless connectivity will not only reduce pollution and congestion in Delhi-NCR but will also drive balanced and sustainable urban development in the region. RRTS aims to improve the quality of life of people by providing equitable, fast, reliable, safe, comfortable, efficient & sustainable mobility solutions enabling economic development of NCR.
  • Of the 8 corridors identified RRTS corridors in the Functional Plan, 3 have been taken up for  implementation in phase 01 viz. the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS Corridor, the Delhi – Gurugram – SNB RRTS Corridor and the Delhi – Panipat RRTS Corridor.
  • The 82-kilometres long Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Corridor is in advanced stage of implementation and the priority stretch is scheduled to be operational by March 2023.
  • In order to promote sustainable and integrated urbanisation along mass transit corridors such the RRTS, the Government of India has mandated the implementation of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) along such corridors.
  • Guidelines in this regard have been provided in the National TOD Policy, 2017 basis which State governments are to formulate their respective TOD Policies. Government of Uttar Pradesh, in August 2022 notified the Uttar Pradesh TOD Policy, which mandates TOD based planning and development along identified mass transit corridors, the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS Corridor being one of them.
  • Accordingly, in line with the guidelines stipulated under the National TOD Policy, 2017  (Government of India) and the UP TOD Policy, 2022, The TOD Zones of the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) are in the process of being delineated in the Masterplan (2031) of Ghaziabad Development Authority.

These Zones include:

  • Influence Zones encompassing an area of 1.5 km radius from the RRTS Stations
  • Identified greenfield ‘Special Development Areas’, and
  • As per the UP TOD Policy, 2022 – Zonal Development Plans under Section 8 of the Uttar  Pradesh Planning & Development Act, 1973 are to be prepared. The Uttar Pradesh TOD Policy, 2022 provides for Development Authorities to delegate the responsibility of preparation of Zonal Development Plans for the TOD Zones to the concerned Transit Agency.
  • Accordingly, GDA vide letter dt. 16.02.2023 has delegated this responsibility to NCRTC. In this regard, NCRTC invites bids from Master planning consultants, with prior experience in preparation of Zonal Development Plans and TOD based planning to submit bids for the preparation of TOD based Zonal Development Plans for the TOD Zones of the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS Corridor, falling within the jurisdiction of the Ghaziabad Development Authority.
  • Schedule II provides the list of TOD Zones falling within the jurisdiction of Ghaziabad Development Authority, along with the area of each such zone to be taken up for preparation of  TOD based Zonal Development Planning.
  • The format for the contents of the final Zonal Development Plan shall be broadly in line with  the guidelines mandated in the Urban and Regional Plan Formulation and Implementation  (URDPFI) Guidelines of Government of India, and specifically tailored to the requirement on  TOD based planning.
  • The format for the deliverables including all reports and maps, including representation and scale, shall be as mutually agreed between the State Government, Development Authorities, Transit Agency and Consultant, in the interest of clarity and legibility of the final document/plan.

About Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor:

  • The Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor is approximately 82 km long corridor with 25 stations, which will cover the distance from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to Modipuram in Meerut in about 60 minutes (Currently, it takes around 3 hours to commute from Delhi to Meerut).
  • The total project completion cost of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is about INR 30274 Crore.
  • RRTS is a rail based high-speed transit system with a design speed of 180 kmph and an average speed of 100 kmph.
  • Once operational, it will be the fastest, most comfortable and safest mode of commuter transport in NCR.

About NCRTC:

  • National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is a Joint Venture of Government of India and State Governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh and is mandated for designing, developing, implementing, financing, operating and maintaining Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) projects in the National Capital Region (NCR) to provide comfortable and fast transit to NCR towns and meet the high growth in transport demand.

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