Making a remarkable stride in e-governance, the City Corporation has,
for the first time, moved for calling e-tenders. Initially, the
e-tender has been invited for road works in 10 sections under the civic
body. Alongside, the normal tendering process is also followed.
“All
works under the public works section will, from now on, be under the
e-tendering process. Based on legal advice, the usual method will go
hand-in-hand,” said Works Standing Committee chairman of the City
Corporation V S Padmakumar. Contractors can obtain the tender forms till
December 16 and the last date for submitting the forms will be December
17.
The City Corporation is all set to implement the e-tender
process for all works above Rs 5 lakh. Towards ensuring its smooth
functioning, training was provided for the officials, councillors and
contractors in the city well ahead of the launch.
“The e-tender
will ease the effort of the contractors as they can sit at home and
carry out the procedures. There are also facilities to pay the amounts
applicable online. Transparency would be ensured in the process,” said
Deputy Mayor G Happykumar.
