KOZHIKODE: The National Games Secretariat (NGS) has received good response to its tender inviting expression of interests from companies for developing Games Village for the 35th National Games using prefabricated housing technology. The NGS has received applications from 13 companies across the country and it is learnt that nine companies have met the requirements for pre-qualification.According to officials, qualifying agencies would be asked to put up mock units, each having an area of 800 to 1000 square feet at different locations in Thiruvananthapuram within January and maintain it for a minimum period of six months. The NGS has written to various government departments to provide suitable sites for setting up the units. Sources said that officials of the Central Stadium, University Stadium and the Forest Department have already expressed interest in providing space for the purpose. An expert institution would be entrusted with technical and safety assessment of various technologies used by the companies, officials added.The companies which have expressed interest include Octamec Engineering Limited, Mumbai, Acme Telepower Limited, Haryana, Sriciti Private Limited, Chennai, Elixir Metform Private Limited, Hyderabad, NBCC Limited, Delhi, Rinac India Limited, Kochi, NCL Industries, Hyderabad, Syntex Industries, Gujarat, Prestar Infrastructure Projects Limited, Kolkata, Epack Polymers Private Limited, Uttar Pradesh, Padmaja Specialities, Refractories and Construction Limited, Ernakulam, Zako Building Systems, Mumbai and Eiral Corporation, Mumbai. The plan is to develop a Games Village having an area of four lakh square feet in Thiruvananthapuram for accommodation of around 5,000 athletes for 10 days using appropriate prefab technology. After the Games, the structures can be relocated,if required, for other purposes in a different way. At present, the NGS has identified a 40 acre-land on the upcoming technocity campus in Pallippuram for the purpose. Earlier, the NGS had floated tenders twice for the development of Games Village for the 35th edition of the sporting event, which is now expected to be held in the first half of 2013. One plan was to construct a permanent accommodation facility on a five acre-plot in PPP model and request for pre-qualification from developers of residential projects for constructing Games Village at Akkulam. The second project was to take residential apartments for lease. However, no companies came forward for both projects citing that they were not financially and commercially viable due to the uncertainty prevailed over the exact date of the event.
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