BY IANS,
New Delhi : After months of delay, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Thursday finalised the catering services for the Oct 3-14 Games.
The CGOC in a statement said that catering for the lounges has been divided into total of eight clusters.
Two clusters have been awarded to Graviss Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. for Rs.5.94 crore, while Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (ICRTC) has got the contract for Rs.1.70 crore for one cluster. The remaining five have been awarded to Seven Seas Pvt. Ltd. for Rs.6.29 crore.
Food packets for CGOC workforce, volunteers and security personnel will be taken care of by AFP Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. at a cost of Rs.8.75 crore.
To ensure high quality and hygiene, the Organising Committee has proactively engaged TQS Global Manufacturing Systems and TUVSUD, South Asia for Food Safety and Audit.
These two firms will supervise and ensure safety audit checks for the entire food, production and distribution process, including the kitchen distribution mechanism. This contract was worth Rs.88.24 lakh.
All the catering contracts have been awarded to the lowest bidder in respective categories, officials said.
The catering for the Games Village has already been awarded to an Australian firm Delaware North, which has the Taj SATS as its consortium partner. The kitchen at the Village is under installation and will be functional by the first week of September.