Project for suitable innovation

Singapore consultants Surbana Jurong has signed a contract to provide project management and design services for the Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City, in the state of Maharashtra.

The project was awarded to international consultants KPMG, in partnership with Surbana Jurong, by Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle set up at the Pimpri Chinchwad city level to implement its smart city mission.

Pimpri Chinchwad, adjoining Pune, is one of the cities selected under India’s nation-wide Smart Cities Mission programme.

Surbana Jurong said on 10 July 2018 that it will lead on the Area Based Development part of the project, which encompasses city improvement (retrofitting) and city renewal (redevelopment).

Surbana Jurong’s role includes helping to identify suitable innovations and smart solutions for the city.

It will also design, conceptualise and manage the implementation and deployment of the various solutions.

KPMG will take the lead on the Pan City Development part of the project, in which smart solutions are applied to the existing city-wide infrastructure. fiinews.com