The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) hopes of procuring five pressure jet cleaners to clean the city roads and footpaths in the Central Business District (CBD) have been dashed. The Urban Development Department (UDD) has pulled up the civic body citing various irregularities in the tender for the same.
Under the ‘Shubhra Bengaluru’ scheme, the BBMP had proposed to procure jet washers and floated the tender, which included operation and maintenance for three years. These five machines were estimated to cost ₹12.4 crore.
In a letter to Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta last week, the UDD pointed out that the tender was against the guidelines of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act. Though three bidders had participated in it, the tender was not finalised in accordance with the procedures laid down under the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (KTPP) Act.
