The Hindu 30.10.2013
Open tenders to be called for restoration of civic infrastructure
Restoration of civic infrastructure damaged in the recent downpour will be taken up by awarding works in open tender process.
Priority will be given to roads, drinking water supply lines, streetlights, followed by drains, culverts, and retaining walls.
Municipal Commissioner M.V. Satyanarayana said a list of prioritised works should be submitted through Chief Engineer B. Jayarami Reddy.
Officials favoured short-tender process rather than nomination for restoration and awarding works to several contractors rather than one.
For Zone I, II, and Bheemunipatnam, Nagendra Kumar and Superintendent Engineer Suryahyothi; Additional Commissioner Ramesh and SE V. Chandrayya (Zone III and IV); Additional Commissioner P. Purnachandra Rao, and Superintendent Engineer Umamaheswara Rao (for Zone V, VI, and Anakapalle) have been asked to supervise the execution of works.
Officials said roads at Malkapuram, Tatichetlapalem, and Akkayyapalem were worst-affected. Three of the seven breaches caused to Raiwada canal were plugged. Yeleru canal suffered 11 breaches.
Initial estimate of damages in the corporation is put at Rs.25.7 crore.
Priority will be given to roads, drinking water supply lines, streetlights, followed by drains, culverts, and retaining walls.
