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Bellary Fort was built atop the Ballary Gudda or Fort Hill during Vijayanagar times by Hanumappa Nayaka. took possession of the fort from the Nayakas in 1769, got the fort renovated and modified the same with the help of French engineers. With a view to revive the past glory of the fort, make it one of the key destinations in the State and to enrich tourist experience, Department of Tourism (DoT), Government of (GoK) intends to develop tourism infrastructure in and around the fort area such as rejuvenation of Nagalakere lake, creation of recreational facilities around the lake, installation of ropeway to Bellary fort, etc.

One such initiative is the setting up of a Sound and Light Show at Bellary Fort in Bellary.

DoT desires to select an Agency to design, engineer, procure and install Sound and Light Facilities at Bellary Fort and subsequently operate and maintain the same. About the Bidding

Department of Tourism (DoT) invites Bids from reputed agencies involved in setting up Sound and Light Facilities, in accordance with the Request for Proposal (RFP), in order to select a competent agency to set up a Sound and Light Show at Bellary Fort in Bellary.

The RFP may either be purchased from the office of Director, DoT or may be downloaded from the website www.karnatakatourism.org from October 15th 2009. The Bid security for the Project is Rs 100, 000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) to be submitted in the format as prescribed in the RFP.

All subsequent notifications, changes and amendments will be posted only on the aforesaid website.

Cost of RFP Document Rs.5000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only), inclusive of all taxes, in the form of a crossed demand draft (non-refundable) drawn in favour of Director, Department of Tourism, on any scheduled bank, payable in .

Pre-bid meeting October 23rd 2009 at 11:00 am at office of DoT Response to queries October 26th 2009 Last date for the Submission of Bids (Bid due Date) November 6th 2009 up to 1700 hours IST. Bid Opening November 7th 2009 In case of any queries / clarifications on the project / documents please contact DoT / iDeCK.

Project Proponent Project Advisor Infrastructure Development Corporation K Viswanatha Reddy IAS (Karnataka) Ltd. (iDeCK) Director, Department of Tourism Sushma Nirmal/Sandhya Nayak S Government of Karnataka Infra House, 39, 8th Main, 5th Cross 2nd Floor West Entrance Sadashivnagar, Bangalore- 560080 Khanija Bhavan Bangalore - 560001 Tel: 080-4344800; Fax: 080-23613016 Tel: 080 22352424 / 22352525 Fax: 080 22352626 Email: [email protected]