Kohima, November 4 (MExN): The Kohima District Congress Committee (KDCC) held an emergency meeting on November 4 at KDCC office, Congress Bhavan, Kohima.
The meeting deliberated at length on October 29 press statement issued by KDCC President Kevi Vizo with regard to the “contentious issue of e-Procurement Notice Invitation for Bids (IFB) issued by Urban Development Department Bid No. EE/UDD/AMRUT/TENDR/2016-17(Pt) dated 18th October, 2019.”
As per a press release issued by Narola Longkumer, General Secretary, KDCC, the meeting reiterated and resolved to stand by its earlier demand for cancellation of the said IFB as it was in total contravention of the laid down norms for any interested bidder to submit a tender.
Today’s meeting also unanimously decided to move for legal course of action if the department concerned failed to cancel the present tender and invite fresh tender omitting IFB Sl. No. 11, “wherein the Department has asked the bidders to quote the bid as per/above NPWD Schedule of Rate (SOR) 2016 and that bids quoted below NPWD SOR 2016 will not be accepted.”
Meanwhile, KDCC extended appreciation to the concerned citizens who have come forward through Open Letter published in the local dailies supporting their cause of “standing against corrupt practices in the government departments.”
It urged upon all right thinking citizens and civil societies to come forward so that such malpractice within the government departments, hampering development and progress, can be rooted out.
KDCC further expressed “surprise over the silence of the Nagaland Contractors and Suppliers Union and Nagaland Government Registered Class-I Contractors Union for not looking into the concern and welfare of the contractors and tenderers despite the issue being brought to their notice through earlier statement.”
It appealed upon the unions to rise to the occasion for the general welfare.
