Ejipura flyover: Govt terminates Kolkata firm’s contract

The state government has terminated the contract awarded to Simplex Infrastructures Limited for building a 2.5-km flyover between Ejipura and Kendriya Sadan junction.

The March 3 order asks the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to float a fresh tender to complete the pending civil work estimated to be more than 50%, while also directing the civic body to seize the contractor’s bank account.

The order follows the BBMP’s recommendation to terminate the contract on the grounds that the contracted construction company failed to complete the contract two years after the deadline had passed.