Lebanese consortium selected to make new master plan for Lahore

Dar-ul-Handsa, a Lebanese consortium has qualified after evaluation of the technical proposal submitted by the three companies for preparation of new Master Plan 2050 for Lahore.

A meeting of the consultant selection committee for preparation of a new master plan was held under the chairmanship of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director General Ahmed Aziz Tarar on Monday. A financial bid of the qualifying company was also opened in the meeting which amounted to Rs520 million.

“The new master plan will determine the future course of development of the provincial metropolis. Therefore, preparation for the plan in a transparent preparation is our top priority,” Mr Tarar said on the occasion.

“Experts and other stakeholders have been consulted for defining TORs (Terms of References) for the new plan,” he added.

The meeting was attended by Chief Metropolitan Planner Syed Muhammad Nadeem Akhtar Zaidi, Director Metropolitan Planning Faisal Qureshi, Water Engineering Specialist Riaz Hussain, representatives of P&D Department and Finance Department, Chairman City and Regional Planning Department Engineering University Prof Dr Shakir Mehmood, TOR Committee members Engineer Akbar Sheikh and Kamil Khan Mumtaz, representatives of the Lebanese consortium and other companies were also present in the meeting.