Incompetence leading to avoidable Post Tender manipulations

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The #tenderers have no right to issue addendum to #Tender to clarify, amend, supplement or delete any of the conditions, clause or items.

But in #Violation of Existing #CVC guidelines, Railway Board instructions, and Several Court Decisions in #RLDA Tender No: RLDA/RFP/2024/CD/26, Dated: 17.07.2024 for #Belanganj, Agara the same has been done.

In order to cover-up the casual approach of RLDA Officers like #CPM/Lucknow, #GM/Tender/IT/Account, in dealing with the sensitive issue of allotments of #Railway Lands to Private Parties, Post tender Financial amendments were done after opening of the #technical bids, to favour a particular #Contractor and to save the self skin of RLDA officers. On 14.10.2024 at 1400 hours the sale of #Bid documents for CD/26 closed.

After that #techno-commercial bid was opened on 14.10.2024 at about 15.30 hours. As per norms after the bid process is over all the #bidders come in contact with the Consultants and Officers of RLDA as the bidders are supposed to be present at the time of opening of the bids after this on the pretext of #clarification of documents, the bidders were contacted by RLDA Officers, it’s during this time, the officers came to know about the #financial bids.

Further, they noticed that, due to there lackadaisical approach, in drafting and vetting of #RFP, financial irregularities were committed by the bidders to the tune of ₹13500/- being 18% #GST on Tender Document of ₹75000/- which was not deposited, as RLDA Officers Failed to mention total Tender Document Fee as ₹88,500/- inclusive of GST.

RLDA sent this letter to disqualified bidders

These Railway officers are well aware, no amendments in tenders can be done after opening of the tender, and if less tender fee is deposited, it’s liable to be summarily rejected or disqualified, but in their own interest and to save self skin, instead of following the rules, they deliberately chose to send Emails to bidders on 17.10.2024 to deposit ₹13500/- more as tender fees for processing of the bids in #violation of standard conditions of #contract.

RLDA sent this Email to disqualified bidders

Source information says, this delibrate devation has been done on the direction of Some Higher Officials in the system for reasons best known to them, it’s due to this reason that bid finalization took more than one month and financial bid for Public was opened on 19.11.2024.

In order to take the view of RLDA on the issue, #JGM/Expert/Tender was contacted three times but he didn’t respond, #ViceChairman RLDA was called twice but no response, the only response was received by #MemberFinance, He was prompt and kind, and told to look into the matter and assured to take needful steps to maintain the santity of the Process.

Technical bid opened on 14.10.2024 and Financial bid opened on 19.11.2024.