Nagaland Congress doubts contents of tender for schools

The Kohima District Congress Committee (KDCC) has expressed reservations in the contents of a Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) for “strengthening of 57 government schools in various districts of Nagaland” has been issued by the Nagaland Education Mission Society, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan.

The committee expressed ‘delight’ that ‘such open tender system will bring about true competition among the local contractors and will also deliver quality works.”

The committee issued a note on Tuesday. 

“However, KDCC is apprehensive with the 23 terms and conditions for the bidders/contractors issued by the state mission director (of) RMSA, which has not been published in the newspapers, except the tender fee, date for bidding and last date for submission and date for opening the bid,” the committee stated.

“Our attention is being drawn to Sl. No 12 of the terms and condition, which states that ‘acceptance of the lowest tender is not obligatory.’”

“KDCC believes that such a clause will encourage manipulation and favouritism while the actual lowest bidder will not win the tender and the department will utilize the said clause in choosing its own favoured contractor. Moreover, a class-I contractor will certainly not quote lower rate and incur lost to do the work,” the committee stated.

“Therefore, KDCC urges the concern authority to remove the said clause while also demanding that the tender....should be awarded to the lowest bidder, lest we will be compelled initiate further course of action even after the contract is awarded.”

The KDCC has appreciated the Nagaland Contractors’ & Suppliers Union for ‘standing firm’ on the Open Tender System “to deliver quality works.”

“Unless manipulation and favouritism with commissions for those on the helm of affairs is stopped development and progress of our state will always remain at stake,” the Congress added. 

(Al Ngullie, August 23, 2016; Eastern Mirror)

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