BBMP wants to dodge tender process for Rs 1,171-crore flood repair works

The BBMP has sought the state government’s nod to carry out road and drain repairs worth Rs 1,171 crore, dodging the transparent tender process.

The civic body cited urgency to bypass the tender process to mend roads and drains damaged in floods. It will have the powers to pick contractors of its choosing without having to be accountable.

Though the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (KTPP) Act allows the BBMP to float short-term tenders during emergencies, the civic body is taking shelter under section 4(A) and (G) of the act that exempt tender process during “periods of natural calamity or emergency declared by the government”.