Gujarat is preparing for the Olympics in 2036, and representatives from the International Olympic Committee are expected to visit the state in 2025, according to the advocate general, who informed the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday.
The HC was hearing a petition by Cube Construction Engineering Limited, which was challenging its disqualification during technical evaluation for a tender by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for the development of a state-of-the-art sports complex in Naranpura.
Justifying the state’s need for a “sports complex of international standards”, AG Kamal Trivedi, appearing on behalf of the AMC along with AMC counsel GH Virk, informed the court that “we (Gujarat) are preparing for the Olympics of 2036” and that the “Olympic Committee will visit in 2025”.
A tender was issued for the construction of the sports complex and related infrastructure at a cost of Rs 584.25 crore with a completion date of 30 months.
One of the tender conditions for the qualifying bidder was prior experience in constructing an international standard sports complex with indoor and outdoor games within the previous seven years.
The tender also included a condition that the tendering agency, AMC in this case, was not liable to disclose reasons for disqualification after technical evaluation, in case of disqualification of a bidder.
The court is due to take up the petition for further hearing on April 20.