The Times of India 19.03.2013
Civic body to debar erring contractors
NASHIK: The general body of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC)
decided on Monday to debar erring contractors from the tender process
initiated for maintenance and repair works of sewage treatment plants (STP) in the city.
The decision was taken after members complained of the contractors not doing their work effectively and efficiently.
Meanwhile, the general body approved a proposal tocarry out maintenance and repair works of the STP at old Ganeshwadi at a cost of Rs 42.28 lakh for a period of three years. Corporators demanded that all treatment plants be oprated by the municipal corporation.
Mayor Yatin Wagh said, "The contractors who have not done a good job will be barred from the tender process during the distribution of contracts for maintenance and repairs of the STPs of the civic body."
Earlier, Kavita Kardak said, "During our recent visit to the Ganeshwadi STP, we found irregularities in the work of the contractor. He had not maintained the register and had handed over his work to another contractor."
Leader of the house Shashikant Jadhav said, "The NMC built the STPs for crores of rupees, but did not make a firm policy on how to run them. The contracts of agencies failing to run STPs as per pollution norms should be cancelled."
Former deputy mayor Devyani Pharande (BJP) said, "The NMC must run the plants on its own instead handing them over to the corporators. We still don't have the capacity to treat all the sewage generated in city. Efforts should be made to construct proposed STPs.
Meanwhile, the general body approved a proposal tocarry out maintenance and repair works of the STP at old Ganeshwadi at a cost of Rs 42.28 lakh for a period of three years. Corporators demanded that all treatment plants be oprated by the municipal corporation.
Mayor Yatin Wagh said, "The contractors who have not done a good job will be barred from the tender process during the distribution of contracts for maintenance and repairs of the STPs of the civic body."
Earlier, Kavita Kardak said, "During our recent visit to the Ganeshwadi STP, we found irregularities in the work of the contractor. He had not maintained the register and had handed over his work to another contractor."
Leader of the house Shashikant Jadhav said, "The NMC built the STPs for crores of rupees, but did not make a firm policy on how to run them. The contracts of agencies failing to run STPs as per pollution norms should be cancelled."
Former deputy mayor Devyani Pharande (BJP) said, "The NMC must run the plants on its own instead handing them over to the corporators. We still don't have the capacity to treat all the sewage generated in city. Efforts should be made to construct proposed STPs.
