Six private firms compete for NMC's ‘pay-and-park' project

Time of India

11 hours ago

Nashik: Six private agencies have shown interest in Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC)'s 'pay-and-park' project, which is likely to be implemented at 28 locations across the city by Aug-end.
The project involves 22 on-street and six off-street parking spaces.
NMC's public works department hosted a pre-bid meeting for the project, attracting private firm representatives from Mumbai, Pune and other cities. During the meeting, civic officials provided detailed project information and addressed queries from interested firms.
Civic officials said the private firms requested a reduction in the royalty amount that the appointed agency must pay to the civic body.
"We have quoted a royalty amount of Rs 35 lakh per month for the agency operating and managing the 28 on-street and off-street parking spaces. We have, however, clarified that there would be no reduction in the royalty amount," an NMC official said. The civic body has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to deploy a private agency to manage, maintain and operate the 28 parking spaces in the city. The deadline for submitting proposals is July 10.
Nearly eight years after the failure of the Smart City Corporation, NMC decided to implement pay-and-park across many city locations.
In the first phase, pay-and-park will commence at 28 sites, with the number of parking spaces to be increased in subsequent phases.
NMC has finalised the parking charges for on-street and off-street pay-and-park spaces. For two-wheelers, charges are Rs 10 for first two hours, Rs 20 for two to six hours, Rs 40 for six to twelve hours and Rs 60 for 12-24 hours. For three-wheelers and four-wheelers, charges are Rs 20 for the first two hours, Rs 40 for two to six hours, Rs 60 for six to twelve hours, and Rs 100 for 12-24 hours.