Monopoly in tenders is not allowed: Vipul Goyal

Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister Vipul Goyal on Wednesday directed the officials of the municipal corporations to ensure that there is no compromise on the quality of construction material used in development projects.

Goyal, who also holds the revenue, disaster management and civil aviation portfolios, said monopoly on procurement would not be allowed and reiterated that all works would be awarded in a transparent and fair manner through negotiations.

Goyal chaired a meeting to review and approve the Haryana tender rates for projects in Narwana, Jind, Mandi Dabwali, Thanesar and Ratia municipal councils here.

The meeting was attended by officials from the Urban Local Bodies Department; district municipal commissioners of Jind, Sirsa and Kurukshetra; and the chairmen of the respective municipal councils. The minister instructed them to complete the tender process within a month.

An official spokesperson said that tender rates have been fixed for various development works, including collection of waste currently dumped near Delhi-Ferozepur railway line in Jind Nagar Parishad, biological treatment of old waste behind Ram Bagh in Mandi Dabwali, and construction of a synthetic waste system. court at Eklavya Stadium in Jind.

Besides, construction of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay study center in Narwana Nagar parish and rates for roads and streets with interlocking paving stones in newly regularized colonies of Ratia nagar palika were also completed.

Following a demand by the chairman of Jind Municipal Council regarding the unnecessary delays by the technical wing in allotment of tenders, the minister directed the district municipal commissioner to conduct an inquiry within a month.

He further said that the past performance of the agency to which the work is assigned should be thoroughly checked to ensure that the quality of work meets the required standards.

Regarding the shortage of employees in local bodies, the minister stated that a report detailing staffing requirements of all nagar parishads and nagar palikas has been requested. It is expected that this report will soon be submitted to the head office so that the process of filling vacancies can be initiated.