Ministry of Interior has given a nod to Federal Commission to proceed further with the hiring of consultant for reviewing the Master Plan of Islamabad. While approving the request for proposals (RFPs), the Federal Commission has been directed to ensure observance of Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules, besides other rules and regulations.
This was informed during the meeting of the Federal Commission, constituted to revise Master Plan of Islamabad, held at Capital Development Authority (CDA) headquarters on Friday. The meeting was attended by the members of the Federal Commission.
The Commission reviewed the progress made in this regard so far. While discussing the RFPs, the Commission directed to forward the RFPs to the PPRA for vetting purpose. The director procurement and contract of the Authority was tasked to examine the RFPs in line with the CDA rules. The meeting also reviewed outcome of the consultative dialogue held on May 2, 2019.
The meeting was informed that consultative dialogue has been scheduled on May 16, 2019 at 11:00am at Pak-China Friendship Centre. Different private associations, developers, International organizations, NGOs, and representatives of civil society are being invited to attend dialogue.
The progress so far made regarding revision of master plan will be placed before the participants of the dialogue so that their input/ suggestions could also be included in the revision of Master Plan. Accordingly, a questionnaire in this regard will also be floated amongst the participants for their input/suggestions/ opinions, etc.