VIGILANCE RELATED ISSUES IN PROCUREMENT OF WORKS

DR K M SONI, CHIEF ENGINEER, WZ-I, CPWD, MUMBAI

APPOINTMENT OF CONSULTANTS-avoid conflict of interest

CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSULTANCY AND PROCUREMENT

CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSULTANCY AND CONTROLS/CONSULTANCY

CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSULTANT AND EMPLOYER’S STAFF

ONLY ONE PROPOSAL IN INDIVIDUAL’S CAPACITY OR JT VENTURE

RECOVERIES FROM observations of CTE/QA OBSERVATIONSTO BE MADE AS PER CONTRACTTO BE MADE BY ENGINEER IN

CHARGE WITHOUT QUOATING THIRD PARTY i.e. CTE OR QA TEAM

BANK GUARANTEEFROM SCHEDULED BANKOF REQUIRED AMOUNTOF REQUIRED PERIODVALIDITY EXTENSION AFTER ITS EXPIRY

VERIFICATION TO AVOID FORGE DOCUMENT

INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION DIRECTLY FROM THE BANK

MOBILIZATION ADVANCEBG OF 110% ADVANCE TO

RECOVER INTEREST IF ANY.NORMALLY SHOULD NOT BE

PAID IN LESS THAN TWO INSTALMENTS.

INTEREST FREE BUT IF THE CONTRACT IS TERMINATED DUE TO DEFAULT OF THE CONTRACT, INTEREST RATE TO BE MENTIONED

TRANSPARENCY IN TENDERING SYSTEM OF COMPLEX NATURE

INVITE EOIFINALISE TECHNICAL

SPECIFICATIONSTHEN CALL TECHNO

COMMERCIAL BIDS

MIX DESIGNMINIMUM CEMENT CONTENTMAXIMUM WATER CEMENT RATIOMINIMUM GRADE OF CONCRETEVALUE OF STANDARD DEVIATION TO

BE CHECKEDFOR ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA MEAN OF

A GROUP OF 4 NON OVERLAPPING CONSECUTIVE TEST RESULTS

SAMPLES HAVING +/- 15% VARIATIONS OF AVERGARE THREE SPECIMENS NOT BEING DECLARED INVALID

POST TENDER NEGOTIATIONSTHERE SHOULD BE NO POST TENDER

NEGOTIATIONS OTHER THAN WITH L-1 THAT TOO EXCEPT IN CERTAIN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

POST TENDER NEGOTIATION COULD OFTEN BE A SOURCE OF CORRUPTION

NO POST NEGOTIATION WITH OTHER THAN THE L-1

RECORD CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACCEPTING SINGLE BID (CONSIDER RATE JUSTIFICATION ALSO)

E - GOVERNANCENOT NECESSARY TO BE

SECUREDTO BE CERTIFIED FROM THE

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

PURCHASE PREFERENCE POLICY

DPE GUIDELINES 21.11.2007/18.07.2005 STAND TERMINATED WEF 31.3.2008.

TENDERING SYSTEMFAIR, TRANSPARENT AND

OPENSECURED

DELAY IN FINALISATION OF TENDERSEXTENSION OF VALIDITY TO

BE VIEWED SERIOUSLYTO BE RARE WITH VALID

REASONS

DELAYS IN MAKING PAYMENTSREVIEW BY CVOs

PQ CRITERIASHOULD NOT BE

DISCRIMINATORYSHOULD BE CLEARLY

SPECIFIEDSHOULD NOT BE TOO

STRINGENT

MANUAL NITsA SOURCE OF COMPLAINT

DURING E TENDERING SYSTEM

USED FOR SPECIALISED WORK

PRESS NOTICE SHOULD BE THROUGH WEB

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA OF AWARD OF WORKSTRANSPARENTCONSISTENTWITH JUSTIFIED COST

DECISIONSSELF SPEAKINGWRITTEN

VIGILANCE ANGLE TO BE EXAMINED IN CASE OF IF ABNORMAL PROCUREMENTS

IF WORK AWARDED ON HIGH RATES

IF AWARD IS DELAYEDDISCRETIONS ARE FREQUENTLY RESORTED TO

FAVOURS ARE FOUNDBIASED AWARDS ETC.

THANKS