The Delhi Tourism department is planning a Rs 150-crore office building in Connaught Place, with the proposed structure to come up on vacant space beside the long-running Coffee Home on Baba Kharak Singh Road. The project is intended to address a shortage of suitable office space for staff of the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC), which operates the food outlet.
The proposed construction will take place within the existing premises and will not affect Coffee Home, according to an official cited in the report. The outlet, established in 1989, is expected to continue operating from its present location. Its continued presence is significant because the establishment remains a familiar stop for office-goers, local residents and visitors seeking reasonably priced meals in the Connaught Place area.
DTTDC has invited bids to appoint an architect consultant for the project. The selected consultant will be responsible for comprehensive architectural design and engineering planning, along with surveys and preparation of a detailed project report. The report will include project cost estimates and will help determine the building’s final design and layout.
The proposed building is expected to have a plinth area of approximately 17,000 to 17,500 square metres. Its tentative configuration includes two basement levels, a ground floor and 12 upper floors. These details remain subject to feasibility assessments, building regulations and statutory approvals, according to the corporation.
The consultant’s scope will also cover structural planning and the design of essential services. These include electricity, fire safety systems, lifts, water management, landscaping and parking. The inclusion of these systems at the planning stage will be part of the detailed architectural and engineering exercise before construction decisions are finalised.
The project places a large office development within one of Delhi’s most prominent commercial and public-facing districts. The available information does not specify how construction activity will be managed around the existing Coffee Home or how access, parking and movement within the premises will be maintained during the works. Those issues are expected to be addressed through the feasibility study, statutory approvals and the final project design.
The tender schedule sets November 16 as the date for the pre-bid meeting. Bidders have until November 25 to submit their proposals, and technical bids are scheduled to be opened on the same day. Presentations by the bidders are planned for December 1. These milestones relate to the appointment of the consultant and do not represent a construction start date.
Once appointed, the consultant will prepare the project’s design and engineering plans, after which the building’s final configuration and implementation requirements will depend on feasibility findings and the approvals required under applicable building rules.
