Chennai Corporation floated over 14,500 tenders last year, says Commissioner

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) floated more than 14,500 tenders in the last financial year, against the usual 4,000 to 4,500, Commissioner G.S. Sameeran told the Council on Friday, as it raised concerns over the cancellation of works and tenders.

Responding to questions by the DMK and the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi regarding tenders floated without due procedures, Mr. Sameeran said the development works should be checked for financial provision and administrative sanction before being registered in the Corporation’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. A tender should then be called, placed before the tender committee, and awarded to the eligible bidder, followed by a Letter of Award and work order, he said. “The bill will rightly reach all the works that follow this [correct] procedure,” he said. Works undertaken without the required approvals or beyond the budgetary allocation could face difficulties in payment, he added.