The Indian Hotels Company which runs the Taj group of hotels, is close to signing a management contract with arms dealer Suresh Nanda-owned Claridges Group to manage it 287-room five-star hotel at Surajkund near New Delhi. The hotel, nestled in the Aravali Hills, will be rechristened Vivanta by IHC from April 1, 2013. Nanda confirmed that Claridges is about to sign a contract with IHC for the property.