The petitioner, who was unsuccessful in the tender process for development of Ultra Modern Layout on joint venture on public private partnership basis at Dakamarri, Visakhapatnam, conducted by respondent No.1, filed the present Writ Petition for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in not entering into an agreement with it in respect of the said contract as illegal.

2. Respondent No.1 identified an extent of Ac.98.64 cents at Dakamarri, Bheemunipatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, for conversion of the said land into house plots on layout under a public private partnership scheme. It issued "Request for Proposal" (for short "the RFP") to invest, develop, share and market the plots by preparing an ultra-modern layout. Out of twelve agencies which procured the bid documents, eight participated in the pre-bid meeting and at the request of some of them, the tender process was rescheduled by fixing 18- 1-2008 as the date for opening of Cover-3 (Financial Proposals), instead of 11- 1-2008 as scheduled earlier.

3. The RFP document envisages filing of the bids in three separate sealed covers, viz., Cover-1 for Technical capab