Madhya Pradesh monetary offences wing (EOW) has initiated a probe into a grievance alleging transparency issues, corruption and crook conspiracy in plots bought on freehold groundwork for Area-Based Developed (ABD) Area of Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited (BSCDCL).
It has been alleged that the tendering system on industrial plots was once made complicated to advantage pick out builders and no matter the truth that solely two bidders have been taking part in every one of the tenders, BSCDCL failed to provoke an aggressive tendering mechanism.
While BSCDCL CEO Aditya Singh may want to now not be contacted for his version, any other legit – who is stated to have performed a key position in the tendering method – denied any wrongdoings.
“We have all archives to exhibit the transparency adopted thru BSCDCL,” noted the officer, wishing no longer to be quoted. However, when he used to be requested to share relevant documents, he refused to have them in his possession.
Under investigations are tenders invited for Plot Number- seventy-nine (A), eighty and eighty-three Base charge of these plots had been Rs 63.80 cr, Rs 70.75 cr and Rs 73.96 cr respectively.
“Tenders had been now not referred to as for the 2nd time and the bid was once opened in the first time with simply two bidders in stark defiance of set norms, ” the grievance alleges.
When contacted one of the builders informed TOI that “Bids have been rigged, incurring massive monetary loss to the national government”.
He stated there used to be no readability on the marginal open house (MOS) location of the plots in the smooth archives which created confusion amongst members making it unviable. “However, builders who received the bids had been conscious of the proposed changes…same used to be done, “said the builder, wishing anonymity.
The complaint additionally refers to the gentle of Plot Number-82 as an instance of how the authorities earned extra income via aggressive tendering.
“The base rate of plot wide variety eighty-two used to be Rs 29.48 crore. It was once no longer in a top location and used to be one of the smallest ones with the least monetary value. Five bidders got here ahead for it. Fair opposition between the bidders led BSCDCL to earn 20 per cent above its base rate amounting to Rs 35.11 cr,” reads the complaint.
Whereas the different three plots have been offered off at solely eight or 9 per cent above the base rate inflicting loss of income to the government, which is about Rs 35 crore, as per the complaint.
Complainant claims that the CVC pointers have been violated. In 2012, CVC had issued around asking departments and public area devices to quit single soft procurement, and to make public all such purchases made in current times. CVC had been emphasising the want for watching integrity, transparency, equity and fairness in all components of selection making along with tendering and award of contracts. These CVC hints had been primarily based on a Supreme Court order of 2006 which says that the absence of an open tendering gadget used to be a violation of Article 14 which ensures proper equality.