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Rs 4.29 lakh for ‘Mickey Mouse’ statues, decor for Chandigarh park sparks row
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The Indian Express
On July 31, the UT Engineering Department issued the tender worth Rs 4,29,989 (Rs 4.29 lakh) for installing the figures at a park in the Army Welfare Housing Society, Ward No.
The work is to be completed within a month, while technical bids are scheduled to be opened on August 6.
Tender documents accessed by The Indian Express show that the decorative figures are estimated to cost around Rs 1.65 lakh, which includes Rs 1,16,720 for two fibreglass Mickey Mouse figures and Rs 48,160 for fibre dummy animals.
The tender estimate includes Rs 1.16 lakh for the FRP sculptures, another Rs.
1.16 lakh for a stainless steel support frame, about Rs 1.07 lakh for a polished granite platform, and Rs 48,160 for a 16-foot stainless steel pipe, besides excavation, masonry, concrete, plastering, transportation and other allied works.