G.O.(D).No.40, Densification along the CMRL Corridors Transaction Fee, 2015
The Housing and Urban Development (UD3-2) Department issued G.O.(D).No.40 dated 24 March 2015 to approve a service charge payable to Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited for procuring a consultant to study densification along Chennai Metro Rail Limited corridors. The service charge is 5% of the consultant's quoted bid cost and must be paid from Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority funds.
What the document does
G.O.(D).No.40 dated 24 March 2015 is an administrative approval issued by the Housing and Urban Development (UD3-2) Department. It permits the Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority to pay Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited a service charge for procuring a consultant to conduct a study on densification along Chennai Metro Rail Limited corridors.
The approval concerns consultancy procurement and expenditure. It does not set out land use changes, development controls, building requirements or property owner obligations.
Background
The Government had previously notified Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited as an optional agency for providing or procuring consultancy under the Tamil Transparency Tenders Act, 1998. That arrangement required the Government to fix the consultancy fee when Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited performed the consultancy itself, or the service charge when it procured an external consultant.
A High Power Committee meeting for the Chennai Metro Rail Limited project held on 14 February 2012 decided that a study on “Densification along the CMRL Corridors” could be undertaken. Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited was asked to engage a consultant and requested payment of a service charge.
Key approval
G.O.(D).No.40 dated 24 March 2015 provides that:
- The Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority may incur expenditure on the service charge.
- The service charge payable to Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited is 5% of the consultant's quoted bid cost.
- The payment must come from Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority funds.
- The payment relates to procuring a consultant for the densification study along Chennai Metro Rail Limited corridors.
Who is affected
G.O.(D).No.40 dated 24 March 2015 directly concerns the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited. It authorises an internal consultancy procurement expense rather than imposing a fee on landowners, buyers, developers or members of the public.
The document does not contain the findings of the densification study or identify any property, corridor boundary or parcel affected by future planning proposals.
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Common questions
Does this government order change the land use of property near Chennai Metro corridors?
No land use change is stated. G.O.(D).No.40 dated 24 March 2015 only approves a service charge for procuring a consultant to conduct a densification study.
Do property owners have to pay the 5% service charge?
No. The 5% service charge is payable to Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited from Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority funds.
What is the 5% service charge calculated on?
It is calculated on the quoted bid cost of the consultant engaged for the study.
Does the document contain the results of the densification study?
No. It records approval of the service charge for procuring a consultant, but does not provide the study findings.
