Project Information Memorandum - National Institute of … areas of the erstwhile Visakhapatnam...

October 2017

Designing, Setting – Up, Operating and Maintaining of

Smart Bus Stops & Smart Public Toilets in

Area Based Development of Visakhapatnam Smart City on

Public Private Partnership Basis

Project Information Memorandum

Issued by:

Managing Director

Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation Limited

E-mail: [email protected]

Tel No./Fax 0891-2746300

Project Information Memorandum for

Designing, Setting – Up, Operating & Maintaining of

Smart Bus Stops & Smart Public Toilets in

the Area Based Development of

Visakhapatnam Smart City on

Public Private Partnership (PPP) Basis

Designing, Setting – Up, Operating and Maintaining of Smart Bus Stops & Smart Public Toilets in Area Based Development of Visakhapatnam Smart City on PPP

Volume – II: Project Information Memorandum 1

1 BACKGROUND

The Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation Limited is engaged in the implementation of

the Smart City Mission projects in Visakhapatnam and as part of this endeavour, the Authority

has decided to undertake Designing, Setting – Up, Operating and Maintaining of Smart Bus

Stops & Smart Public Toilets in the Area Based Development of Visakhapatnam Smart

City (the “Project”) through Public-Private Partnership (the “PPP”) on Design, Build, Finance,

Operate and Transfer (the “DBFOT”) basis, and has decided to carry out the bidding process for

selection of an entity as the bidder to whom the Project may be awarded. The Bid Documents

may be also be downloaded from the websites www.gvmc.gov.in and

www.apeprocurement.gov.in.

1.1 Visakhapatnam

Vishakhapatnam, popularly known as Visakhapatnam, is Andhra Pradesh’s largest city, both in

terms of population and economy. Visakhapatnam is a port city. It is the largest city in the state of

Andhra Pradesh and the 3rd largest on east coast of India after Chennai and Kolkata.

Visakhapatnam is often called "The Jewel of the East Coast". The city is nestled among the hills

of the Eastern Ghats and faces the Bay of Bengal on the east. It has the only natural harbour on

the east coast of the country.

Visakhapatnam is the administrative capital of the district of the same name

(Visakhapatnam district) in Andhra Pradesh and is the headquarters of the Eastern Naval

Command of Indian Navy. It is a multi-faceted city. Visakhapatnam Port, one of the largest ports

in the country is also its fifth busiest sea port.

The city is a popular tourist destination and is known for its lush pristine beaches, gentle hillocks

and thriving flora and fauna.

1.2 Mobility in Vishakhapatnam

In terms of modal share, walking accounts for 52% share (37% among men and 69% among

women) with an average trip length of 700m, followed by buses that have an 18% share and an

average trip length of 11.70 km.

Two – wheelers account for another 15% share and their average trip length is 5.80 Km. Auto-

rickshaws have a 9% share with an average trip length of 5.90 km. Cycles account for just 3%

share and have an average trip length of 3.20 km. Cars account for another 2% share with an

average trip length of 9.30 km.

Modal Share in Visakhapatnam

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1.3 Bus Transport in Vishakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam has a road length of 1,007 km, on which 670 city buses operated by the AP

State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) ply nearly 2.2 Lakh km daily, carrying nearly 8

Lakh passengers. The city has implemented 38.50 km of BRT in two corridors. The Pendurti

corridor connects Dwarakanagar via NAD while the Simhachalam corridor runs to Dwarakanagar

via Simhachalam.

1.4 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation

Visakhapatnam is one of the earliest municipalities of Andhra Pradesh. The Visakhapatnam

(Visakhapatnam) Municipality was set up as early as in 1858, in order to full fill the basic

infrastructural needs of the people of the city. The Visakhapatnam Municipality grew in its

Municipal limits due to incorporation of new areas and was converted to a Municipal Corporation

in the year 1979.

The areas of the erstwhile Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation along with the Gajuwaka

Municipality and 32 villages (includes few Panchayats) were converged to form the Greater

Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) through a Government of Andhra Pradesh

Order on November 21, 2005.

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation’s (GVMC) limit is spread across 625 sq.km

and includes 72 Wards, plus Bheemilli and Anankapalle. According to 2011 census, the

City’s population is around 1.9 million.

1.5 Visakhapatnam Smart city

With the India Smart Cities Challenge, the Government of India took the first step towards

realising its vision of building 100 smart cities in the country. As part of the India Smart Cities

Challenge, Visakhapatnam (Vizag) is one of the cities that was selected amongst top 20, in a

nationwide competition between 100 cities (ranked 8th).

Vizag is now working on an implementation plan to convert the Smart City Proposal (SCP) ideas

into reality, beginning with retrofitting a designated area within the city known as the Area Based

Development (ABD) that will catalyse future scalability to entire city.

Vizag is the 5th fastest growth Industrial Metropolis in the Asian subcontinent, largest city in the

state of Andhra Pradesh, 3rd largest on east coast of India and has a strong education and

health facilities. The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) spread is around

625 Sq Km and includes 72 Wards. According to 2011 census, the City’s population is around

1.9 million. ABD area is around 6 sq Km with a population of around 80,000.

The Smart City Plan for Vizag revolves around the vision of creating - "A Resilient and Healthy

Metropolis for People". The city of destiny is envisioned to become a leader in sustainability,

healthy living, equality and innovation.

The Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation Limited has taken up several projects

for implementation and transforming existing bus stop locations into “Smart Bus Stops clustered

with smart public toilets/ATMs” is one such project. The focus of this RFP is Design, Setting–up,

Operate and Maintain Smart Bus Stops clustered with smart public toilets/ ATMs (water ATMs or

Bank ATMs)/Vending Kiosks etc on PPP basis.

1.6 Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation Limited

A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) was incorporated with the name “Greater Visakhapatnam

Smart City Corporation Limited” (GVSCCL) on 11th March 2016, to implement the projects

proposed under the SCP.



1.7 Smart Clusters

Under Visakhapatnam Smart City mission, bus stops are the flag bearers of the aesthetics of

public transport and its performance. A well designed bus stop not only helps passengers to

board and alight easily in and out of buses, but also goes a long way in influencing the general

public’s perception of the bus transport system of the city.

Bus stops significantly contribute in positioning the bus transport as a modern system that is

convenient, comfortable, ambient and efficient.

The city of Visakhapatnam, in its endeavor to recast itself as an innovative and hip city, is striving

to provide its citizens with smart mobility options and smart public services.

Setting up of smart clusters typically comprising of smart bus stops, smart public toilets and

ATMs/Kiosks is an initiative in that direction.

1.8 Project Objectives

The plan to transform existing bus stops into Smart Clusters in the ABD of Visakhapatnam, was

conceptualized keeping the following objectives in mind:

Enabling the establishment of quality public infrastructure focused on well integrated

public transport infrastructure.

Upgrading a critical infrastructural component of a bus-based transit system into smart

infrastructural constituent of the system.

Connecting the citizens, especially youth, women and low income groups to opportunities

created by the smart city implementation in Visakhapatnam, through a Wi-Fi networked

infrastructure and convenient mobility options through a public information system for

citizens.

Encouraging residents of the city and visitors to the city to use public transport system by

upgrading its components to smart infrastructure.

Ensuring that the space allocated for citizen services via bus stops can also be efficiently

used via smart bus stops and for other citizen services such as Eco toilets/Bio Toilets or

ATMs or Vending Kiosks.

1.9 Project Cost

The indicative project cost for setting up Smart Clusters in the ABD of Visakhapatnam is Rs.20

crores.



2 AREA BASED DEVELOPMENT IN VISAKHAPATNAM

The ABD has a mix of land uses ranging from residential, commercial, institutional, open green

and some amount of mix of uses. The ABD has an abundance of hotels, hospitals, schools and

colleges along with City level markers such as VUDA Park, RK Brach, Yoga Village, Andhra

University, Collectors Office etc. ABD area is around 6 sq.Km. having a population of around

80,000. The ABD is a good reflection of the city fabric and is very popular with the residents,

regional visitors and global tourists.

The situation of the ABD in the context of GVMC’s limits and the extant of ABD are illustrated in

Figures 1 and 2 respectively.

Under the Visakhapatnam Smart City, 50 projects have been undertaken; of which 15 projects

are at PAN City level and 35 projects at ABD level. The projects undertaken in ABD are listed

below and are in different stages of execution or tendering. In addition to this Smart Clusters

project, the other 34 projects in ABD are listed below:

1. Smart Poles

2. Smart Bins

3. Smart GPS based Buses and Bus stops

4. 24x7 drinking Water supply

5. Sewerage

6. Storm water Drainage

7. Smart Metering

8. Solar Roof Top (more projects to be added under solar)

9. Solar Street Lights from Coastal Battery Junction to Park Hotel on Beach Road

10. Solar Street Lights from Park hotel to Kurupam Circle on Beach Road

11. Complete Streets (sidewalk, Handicap friendly, cycle track) + Smart Streets

12. Complete Streets - Signage & Road Markings

13. Public Bike Sharing

14. Mechanized Semi Automatic MLCP

15. E-Rickshaw

16. Vending Kiosks/Dedicated Hawker zones

17. All Abilities Park

18. Retrofit Chinna Waltair Colony Park

19. Retrofit Chinna Waltair Children Park

20. Retrofit GVMC Palace Park (neighborhood park)

21. Retrofit GVMC Park (Chinna Waltair Main Road)

22. Retrofit VUDA Park

23. Smart Campus - SMART CLASSROOMS (for 6 CHOOLS)

24. Retrofit KDPM High School

25. Retrofit GVMC Primary School Jalarepeta

26. Retrofit GVMC Primary School Waltair I

27. Retrofit GVMC Primary School Waltair II

28. MLCP + Refurbishment of Rajiv Smruti Bhawan Campus

29. Community/Public Toilets

30. Housing for All

31. Smart Market – Rythu Bazaar (Vegetable Vending shops)

32. Smart Market – Rythu Bazaar (Amenities)

33. Smart Market – Rythu Bazaar (Signage, ext. dev works, stormwater drain)

34. Smart Market – Fish Market at Akkayapalem



The successful bidder is required to familiarize itself with the ongoing development activities,

especially under project numbers 1, 2, 3, 11 and 13. Project numbers 1, 2 and 3 are currently

under execution, while project numbers 11 and 13 are in tendering stage.



Figure 1: Map showing the ABD in the context of GVMC’s Limits



Figure 2: Map showing the ABD of Visakhapatnam Smart City



3 EXISTING CONDITION

The ABD presently has existing bus shelters across 44 (Forty Four) locations. Bus stop at two

locations wherein shelters have not been built on one of the sides of the street, namely at

Macca Masjid bus stop and near Kurupam Junction. Smart bus stops are envisaged at both

existing shelters as well as at locations without shelters. Figure 3 illustrates the location of

Existing Bus stops.

The existing bus stops are all in good condition and are expected to be redeveloped or retrofitted

into Smart Clusters by the selected bidder for the project. A few photographs illustrating the

condition of existing bus stops are furnished below:

Bus shelters at R.K.Beach Bus Stop



Bus shelters at VUDA Park Bus Stop

Bus shelters at Old CBI Bus Stop



Bus shelter at Chinna Waltair Bus stop

Bus shelter at Lawsons Bay Colony Bus stop



Bus shelter at Kali Mandir Bus stop

Bus shelter at Pedda Waltair Bus stop



Bus shelter at Park Hotel bus stop



Figure 3: Map illustrating the Locations of Existing Bus Stops in ABD of Visakhapatnam



4 DESIGN INTENT & CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

Under Visakhapatnam smart city vision, the existing bus shelters coupled with other citizen

services such as public toilets or ATM/Vending Kiosks or both (wherever feasible), are intended

to be transformed into smart clusters. The vision of developing smart clusters at the locations of

existing bus shelters comprises of three design modules including the following key components:

Smart Bus Stop for passengers to wait for the bus, comfortably.

An ATM for citizens to use banking services and/or Water ATMs or Vending Kiosks and

A smart Public toilet (Eco Toilets/Bio Toilets) for the convenience of the passengers in

particular and public in general.

The Key components of the Smart Clusters are envisaged to include, but not limited to,

the following components:

Spatial Organization of Proposed Smart Bus Stop Clusters

A typical existing condition of bus stop include a 2.0m wide shelter with limited or no space for

other amenities or pedestrian movement (see figure below)



The proposed solution for the 44 existing bus shelter locations includes three modules with the

following potential combinations (Refer Figure 5: Map illustrating the three modules design Intent

of Smart Bus Stops clusters), namely,

BS- 1: A cluster of smart bus stop with seatings + ATM/Kiosks + Bio Toilet: this

combination is the preferred one and shall be implemented at locations wherever the

available space permits. Total number envisioned is 12 with a width of the shelter of

2.5m. Depending upon site conditions, different spatial organization are possible. Figure

4 illustrates the different design combinations for BS-1 cluster type wherever there are

multiple existing bus shelters. Refer Figure 6 for the conceptual design.

BS – 2: A cluster of smart bus stop with seatings + Bio Toilet + ATM/Kiosks (whichever is

feasible). Total number envisioned is 32 with a width of the shelter of 2.0-2.5m.

Depending upon site conditions, different spatial organization are possible. Figure 4

illustrates the different design combinations for BS-2 cluster type wherever there are

multiple existing bus shelters. Refer Figure 6 for the conceptual design.

BS -3: A Smart bus stop with seating: This is the least preferred combination and shall be

implemented only at those locations that are space constrained. Total number envisioned

is 17 with a width of the shelter of 2.0m. Depending upon site conditions, different spatial

organization are possible. Figure 4 illustrates the different design combinations for BS-3

cluster type. Refer Figure 7 for the conceptual design.

Bidders are free to include additional components in their design that allow them to make this

project more financially feasible. However, such components and activities associated with them

should not be repugnant to the general standards of morality.

Figure 4: Indicative Spatial Organization of the Smart Bus stop clusters responding to

different Street conditions



Note: Concept Design and drawings given in document is for information purpose only and

successful bidder shall undertake confirmatory survey for accuracy and completeness of

data. It is in scope of successful Bidder to undertake all Site surveys, Geotechnical

investigations, Underground Utility Surveying and Scanning of the roads for utility shifting,

obtaining all required approvals from the relevant authorities, Carry out Design and

Drawings for all the components of the work as per Employers requirement and submit the

same to client for review and approval, Prepare Good for Construction Drawings, submit

maintenance manual to client for approval before start of post construction period.

Designing, Setting – Up, Operating and Maintaining of Smart Bus Stops & Smart Public Toilets in ABD of Visakhapatnam on PPP


Figure 5: Map illustrating the three modules design Intent of Smart Bus Stops clusters in the ABD of Visakhapatnam



Figure 6: Concept Design for Smart Bus Stops Clusters (BS – 1 & BS-2) for conditions 1 & 2



Figure 7: Concept Design for Smart Bus Stops Clusters (BS –3) for conditions 3



Figure 8: Indicative Illustration of Concept Design for Smart Bus Stops cluster - A Case Study of HSBC BUS STOP (WALTAIR MAIN Rd)

This site currently has a cluster of 4 bus shelters that covers around 30m wide space on the foot path. The envisioned spatial organization of this site

is to re-design the bus shelters as Smart clusters, such that efficient use of space is achieved while catering to the needs of commuters as well as to

their convenience in the form of toilets, public bicycle stations, vending zones etc. The same principle may be applied to other locations as well,

wherever the site conditions permit.

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