DELHI government to con-struct 27 new pucca school buildings on vacant plots across the city for Rs 900 crore, with the project to be completed within 18 months in five cluster areas. The education department invited bids from Central government public sector undertakings (PSUs) for ap-pointment as the project management consultant-cum-EPC agency to under-take the turnkey construc-tion of the schools, according to a tender floated by the Directorate of Education (DoE). The buildings will be de- signed to achieve Green Rating for Integrated Habi-tat Assessment three or four star green building ratings, with provisions for solar power systems and other environmentally compliant infrastructure, it read. The education department said that structural designs will require vetting by IITs or an equivalent institution ap-proved by the DoE. To facilitate faster execu-tion and monitoring, the 27 sites have been divided into five geographical clusters. The selected PSU will car-ry out topographical and ge-ological surveys, soil testing, architectural and structural design, engineering, pro-curement and construction, besides obtaining all statu-tory approvals from agencies such as the MCD, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Urban Art Commission, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Delhi Pol-lution Control Committee and other authorities before handing over the completed schools. The project also in-cludes acoustically treated classrooms, libraries, labo-ratories, multipurpose halls, administrative blocks, toilets, furniture and external devel-opment works, it stated. As per the document, electrical and mechanical infrastruc-ture will include sewage treatment plants, rainwater harvesting systems, water treatment facilities, diesel generator sets, energy stor-age systems, networking in-frastructure and waste man-agement facilities. TH ist nas ille rec ing bo Ten in We C Ve the an spe the Tu op do est The