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Unity Infraprojects bags the prestigious order to re-develop R N Cooper Hospital

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Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 12:15 AM IST
  • The Rs. 265.39 crores project is to be completed in 36 months
  • Post re-development, it will have state of the art Green Building features and will be among the most modern MCGM hospitals

Unity Infraprojects Ltd., (BSE: 532746), one of India’s major civil contracting firms, has bagged a Rs. 265.39 crores project from MCGM to re-develop the 520 bed R N Cooper Hospital. This hospital provides healthcare facilities to the people staying in western suburbs. The dilapidated condition of the hospital gave rise to the need for re-development. The project needs to be completed in 36 months.

After its complete re-construction, R N Cooper hospital will have state of the art features associated with green buildings and will be among the most modern MCGM run hospitals.

With this order, the healthcare portfolio of Unity Infraprojects has grown further and the company continues to build it up. In the past also the company has executed healthcare projects in Kathmandu, Shillong, Goa, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. Presently it is in the process of executing a prestigious order in Hyderabad under the PMSSY (Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana).

With the addition of this order, Unity’s order book has crossed Rs.3450 crore. The company added new order aggregating Rs. 1337 crores in the current fiscal.

Commenting on the order, Mr. Abhijit K. Avarsekar, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Unity Infraprojects Ltd. said, “It is a matter of honour for us to be chosen by MCGM to redevelop the R N Cooper hospital. This hospital is a landmark healthcare facility in the western suburbs; we will take utmost care to deliver the best. ”

Last month, the company did exceedingly well in the water supply sector having bagged two contracts aggregating to Rs 945.76 crores from Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). The first order awarded was of Rs. 670.76 cr for the supply, installation and maintenance of AMR water meters for the Eastern and Western Suburbs of Mumbai. The Second order, valued at Rs. 325 cr was for replacement of existing riveted Tansa mains from Tansa to Tarali.

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About Unity Infraprojects Ltd.
Unity Infraprojects Ltd. provides integrated engineering, procurement and construction services for civil construction and infrastructure sector projects. Besides civil construction, the company’s project expertise includes transportation engineering, irrigation, water supply and urban infrastructure projects. Unity is the flagship unit of the Mumbai based KK Group of Companies which has interests across a wide spectrum of businesses such as concrete block manufacturing and quarrying, hospitality and organized retailing industries.

With an established presence in engineering, irrigation and transportation, Unity is successfully diversifying its business model. Some of the landmark projects done by Unity are Expansion & Modification at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai; Millennium Business Park in Navi Mumbai; Mass Housing Projects for DDA in Delhi; New Secretariat Complex in Assam; Tsunami Re-construction Project in Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Jupiter Mills in Mumbai; Nizam Institute of Medical Science in Hyderabad;  High Court in Karnataka.

Unity also has presence in real estate and BOT space. The company is ISO 9001-2000, ISO 14001-2004 and OHSAS 18000-2007 certified with accreditation from the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation board. It has a market capitalization of over Rs. 5441.4 million; and is listed in BSE & NSE.

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First Published: Oct 30 2009 | 6:43 PM IST

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