Mumbai: BMC rejects Tata company for Malad sewage treatment plant

BMC will spend Rs 14,000 crore on seven sewage plants. File pic

The BMC's Standing Committee rejected on Wednesday a proposal to engage Tata Consulting Engineers as a consultant for the Malad sewage treatment plant saying it was against the conditions set by the civic body. It may award the R61-crore project to the second-lowest bidder.

The BMC is developing seven plants to treat waste at Worli, Bandra, Dharavi, Bhandup, Versova, Malad and Ghatkopar for Rs 14,000 crore.

BJP member Bhalchandra Shirsat said the Tata firm has already bagged contracts for five plants. It first got the contract in 2015 for a pilot project in Colaba. While the BMC later changed the norms limiting two plants per consultant, the company was handed the contracts for Dharavi, Bhandup, Versova and Ghatkopar between 2018 and 2020 owing to its experience and for quoting much less than other bidders.

Shirsat demanded the suspension of the chief engineer of the sewage operation department saying the official misled BMC's new officers.

Shiv Sena corporator and leader of the house Vishakha Raut said, "The process has already been delayed. The contract can be given to the second-lowest bidder by asking it to work at the cost of the lowest bidder." It was accepted by chairman Yashwant Jadhav.

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No. of sewage treatment plants BMC will set up

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