The Competition Commission on Wednesday dismissed a complaint against the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) alleging unfair business practices, acknowledging the prerogative of the procurer or buyer to decide tender conditions as per its requirements.
The matter pertains to prescription of specific eligibility criteria in tender documents for engagement of consultants by NHAI.
The ruling came on a complaint filed by an individual who alleged that the sub-criteria for relevant experience being prescribed by NHAI in its request for proposal (RFP) for engaging consultants is different from the criteria followed by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)/National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
