The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) completed the tender process for the last stretch of NH-33 connecting Ranchi with Jamshedpur on Sunday afternoon.
Sources in NHAI said the selection committee associated with the tender process decided to issue the work order even on Sunday to escape the model code of conduct for the general elections that came into force from Sunday evening.
“The financial bid was opened on March 9 for the stretch between Chowka (Seraikela-Kharsawan) and Saherbera (near Pardih in Jamshedpur) and the work order was awarded to Ranchi-based M/s Ram Kripal Construction as it had the lowest bid price yesterday (Sunday) morning,” a source in NHAI’s Ranchi office said.
