Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd (B-Smile) Thursday invited fresh bids for two elevated corridor projects after cancelling the tenders issued for the same works on Oct 19. The revised estimated costs are lower than those in the earlier tenders.The projects include elevated corridors from Minerva Circle to Hudson Circle and from Shoolay Circle to St John’s Hospital Road on Hosur Road. The revised estimated cost for Minerva Circle project is Rs 511.4 crore, down from Rs 540 crore in the earlier tender. Shoolay Circle project has been estimated at Rs 515 crore, compared with Rs 564 crore previously.B-Smile had cancelled tenders for nine elevated corridor and flyover projects across the city before inviting fresh bids for six of them at a combined estimated cost of Rs 1,640.3 crore on Oct 19.The six projects are Minerva Circle corridor, Shoolay Circle corridor, elevated corridor from Doddaballapur Road to Kogilu Circle via Old Yelahanka, grade separators on Pipeline Road in Mahalakshmi Layout, split flyover at MEI Junction on Tumakuru Road and elevated corridor at Konanakunte Cross on Kanakapura Road.B-Smile retendered three other elevated corridor projects earlier this week.
