▁S ector ▁Und ert ak ings ▁under ▁Corpor ate ▁Social ▁Res p ons ibility ▁scheme . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁ ▁A ▁cons ort ium ▁compr ising ▁Turner ▁Const ruction , ▁Michael ▁Gra ves ▁and ▁Associ ates ▁and ▁the ▁Me in hardt ▁Group ▁super vised ▁the ▁project . ▁It ▁took ▁ 5 7   month s ▁to ▁complete   – ▁ 1 5   month s ▁for ▁planning , ▁ 4 0   month s ▁for ▁construction ▁and ▁two ▁months ▁for ▁hand ing ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁cons ort ium . ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁about ▁ ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁The ▁tender ▁b ids ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁were ▁invited ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁were ▁closed ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Nar endra ▁Mod i , ▁then ▁serving ▁as ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁Gu jar at , ▁laid ▁the ▁statue ' s ▁foundation ▁stone ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁ 1 3 8 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Pat el ' s ▁birth . ▁ ▁Indian ▁infrastr ucture ▁company ▁Lars en ▁& ▁T ou bro ▁won ▁the ▁contract ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁for ▁its ▁lowest ▁bid ▁of ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁design , ▁construction ▁and ▁maintenance . ▁They ▁comm enced ▁the ▁construction ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁ ₹ 1 , 3 4 7   cr