Construction giant, Shapoorji Pallonji has bagged the contract for the construction of the proposed ₹600 crore Telangana State Secretariat Complex, outbidding L&T. The Telangana State government sanctioned Rs. 617 crores for the construction of the new Secretariat complex on September 10, 2020.

The bids were submitted to the Commissionerate of Tenders and in the meeting held on October 28, 2020, the lowest qualified tender of Shapoorji Pallonji And Company Private Limited, Mumbai, was approved and the Letter of Acceptance was issued to Shapoorji Pallonji And Company Private Limited on the next day.

Of the several contenders in the bidding process handled by the Roads and Buildings department, bids from construction majors – L&T and Shapoorji Pallonji – were considered at the end of the deadline. The department had to reschedule the tender process couple of times because of technicalities as well as the floods in the GHMC area.

The tenders were invited for the construction of the new integrated complex with a built-up area of six lakh square feet. The old buildings in the Secretariat complex located at Saifabad, overlooking the Husainsagar Lake, were demolished to pave way for the construction of a new one. The cost of the project is expected to be around ₹600 crore and the new complex is expected to be completed within 12 months.