Scam in the tender of WSS of Badsar area under NDB funding: Satpal

Former BJP President and MLA Satpal Satti said gross irregularities by ENC (Projects), JSV Mandi in awarding the tender to a particular firm for “augmentation of the source of various LWSS from river Beas in Badsar area” under NDB funding. The work for providing WSS in the Badsar area was sanctioned under NDB funding for an amount of approximately Rs 130 crore. As per the approved estimate, the source of this scheme was Beas River and the tender was called in July 2022 by the Chief Engineer (PMU), Mandi. The tender was also finalized by E-in-Chief (Projects) Mandi after negotiations with the firm with the lowest price. An amount of approximately Rs 205 crore. The tender was not awarded due to an excessive increase in tender cost against the sanctioned cost of Rs 130 crore but over the sanctioned cost of Rs. 130 crores.

Meanwhile, Chief Engineer JSV Hamirpur Zone has informed ENC (Projects), Mandi in February 2023/March 2023 that if the source of the project is changed from Beas River to Sutlej River with revised water demand, the cost of the project will increase by Rs 50 to Rs. It may be reduced by Rs 60 crores. After deducting the available discharge in the existing water supply schemes in the Barsar area, for which the E-in-Chief (Projects) agreed.

Accordingly, CE JSV Hamirpur has invested approximately Rs. For the arrangement of revised technical approval, a revised detailed estimate was prepared on the basis of detailed survey and investigation considering Sutlej river as the source. 130 crores. Further it was strongly recommended by CE (JSV) Hamirpur that revised technical clearance should be given by E-in-Chief (Projects) so that fresh tender can be invited on the basis of revised DNIT as the sources of each component of the project are different. Due to changes in the design of intake structure of the project, diameter/length of rising main, suitability of pumping machinery capacity of the reservoir, diameter/length of gravity main etc., there has been a significant change in the design and scope of the entire project. Is.

But surprisingly ENC (Projects) instead of approving revised technical clearance and revised DNIT before re-inviting new tenders as per the recommendation of CE JSV Hamirpur, finalized the same old tender which has no sanctity. Because the scope of work has completely changed against the rules. In the project’s source.

This is a clear case of questionable integrity of ENC (Projects) Mandi, who misused their powers and finalized the tender by bypassing all the rules and regulations to benefit a particular firm. The recommendation of Chief Engineer JSV, Hamirpur to invite fresh tender was completely ignored by ENC (Projects) Mandi, as now various bidders are fulfilling the eligibility criteria to participate, thereby ensuring healthy competition. Will happen. If fresh tenders had been invited keeping in mind the revised scope of work, there would have been more transparency and the new tenders could have yielded lower rates and this possibility was completely ignored.

However, ENC (Projects) did not care about all this

The tender was finalized based on talk and arbitrarily. It is not understood how the rates for different items with different leads/carriage were finalized when the scope of each component was going to change due to shifting of source, the revised estimate of which resulted in changed design. There is no relevance regarding the parameters.

The state government should immediately order an investigation into the matter because it has caused huge loss to the government. Officials who default on the government treasury should be punished. If the state government. If action is not taken, the matter will be taken to central investigation.