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Competition in focus Magazine
Background of the statue is on competition in focus page no 5Competition in focus Magazine The Statue of Unity is a dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This project was announced on October 31, 2013 by Narendra Modi, when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. competition in focus Indian infrastructure company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) won the contract on October 27, 2014 for its lowest bid of 2989 crore ($ 420 million) for the design, construction and maintenance. competition focus They commenced the construction on October 31, 2014. L&T has contracted with TQ Art Foundry; subsidiary of the Jiangxi Toqine Company based in Nanchang, China; for the bronze cladding of the statue.