The Competition Commission of India (CCI) levied a penalty on PMP Infratech and Rati Engineering for indulging in practices leading to bid rigging of a tender floated by GAIL in 2017–18. The tender was for the restoration of well sites in Ahmedabad and Anand areas of Gujarat.
“CCI found that the two firms were in regular touch with each other regarding the tender floated by GAIL and even after the submission of their bids. Further the bids of two firms were submitted from same IP address from the premises of PMP Infratech office at Ahmedabad, with a one-day gap,” an official statement said.
CCI found such conduct to have contravened the provisions of Section 3(3)(d) read with Section 3(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 which prohibit anti-competitive agreements including bid rigging.
