LIT caught in tender muddle

Ludhiana | Thursday | 19th September, 2019

Summary:

Through the notice, the LIT authorities have been warned to reconsider their decision failing which a writ petition would be filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. So, the Trust has declared technical bid of Ashok Kumar Sobti as responsive without even verifying the horticulture works executed by him. The legal notice maintains that Sobti does not possess a licence for executing the electrical works, which is mandatory as per the Indian Electricity Rules, 1956. “In other words, the said contractor is not even competent to execute the electrical works due to lack of licence. As per law, executing electrical works without having licence is illegal..