No transparency in tender process, allege highway contractors
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri|December 21, 2024
A section of contractors working for the state highways department has alleged that there is no transparency in the issue of work orders and that officers were awarding projects without floating tenders.
M SARAVANAN @Coimbatore

According to sources, on November 9, the highways department announced four projects including widening of Avinashi - Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore - Siruvani Road and Avinashi - Palladam, Pollachi and Cochin Road. Contractors were told to submit bids online by December 11. The bids were scrutinised on December 12 and contracts were awarded.

The Avinashi - Mettupalayam Road widening work was split into two tenders with ₹19.82 crore and ₹54.73 crore respectively. The Coimbatore - Siruvani road project was ₹24.29 crore and Avinashi - Cochin road was ₹34 crore.

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