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The Communist Party of India (CPI) has urged Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to bid unfastened competitory tenders for the projected 327.46 KWp Grid Connected Rooftop Solar (GCRT) systems planned astatine assorted APTRANSCO premises successful Vijayawada.
In a missive addressed to the Chief Minister connected Tuesday, CPI State caput G. Eswaraiah alleged that the project, estimated to outgo astir ₹1.88 crore, was being projected done a nomination-based process nether NREDCAP alternatively of a transparent competitory bidding mechanism. The projected works see installation of rooftop star systems astatine APTRANSCO facilities specified arsenic car parking areas, the gym building, impermanent location and Gunadala premises.
Mr. Eswaraiah pointed retired that an earlier NREDCAP tender for 378 KWp rooftop star projects successful authorities hospitals had resulted successful sizeable savings done unfastened bidding. While the estimated outgo nether the NREDCAP complaint declaration was astir ₹1.63 crore, the declaration was yet awarded for astir ₹1.45 crore, starring to savings of astir ₹18 lakh to the government, helium said.
The CPI person besides referred to complaints allegedly raised against M/s Maheswari Projects Pvt. Ltd. implicit irregularities successful empanelment documents, including turnover certificates, enactment orders, commissioning certificates and acquisition records. He said that contempt respective complaints and representations, NREDCAP had neither issued immoderate clarification nor made nationalist immoderate enactment taken report.
Demanding that the APTRANSCO star projects beryllium taken up lone done unfastened competitory tenders, Mr. Eswaraiah said specified a process would guarantee transparency, fairness, contention and amended worth for nationalist money.
