The company claims that the new contract has been called for by making the procurement process more simple and transparent
Jagdulla Hydropower Limited, a subsidiary of the government-owned Electricity Production Company Limited (VUCL), has called for a new contract within two weeks of canceling the contract. The government had issued a notice that the contract for the 106 megawatt Jagdulla hydropower project to be built in Dolpa was canceled on December 22.
The company called for civil and hydromechanical contracts on May 20. Seven companies including High Himalayan Hydro and JV of AGE Company, Zhongding International, Patel Engineering, Lama Construction applied for the contract. But the Jagdulla company claims that the contract was canceled after none of the companies passed the technical proposal. The
company again issued a notice on Sunday calling for re-contracting of the project for 16 billion rupees towards the civil and hydromechanical side of Jagdulla. Jagdulla Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Sapkota said that a new contract has been invited by making the procurement process more simple and clear.
'We have made the procurement process clear and simple this time, it also seems that the bidders did not understand it,' he said, 'I think 8/10 people will come this time.' found to have done In the notice called by the
company, it is mentioned that in the last 10 years, at least 3 years should have a turnover of 34 million dollars. Experience in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)/plant on at least one contract worth more than $40 million in one design is said in the notification.
Earlier, when the contract was called, it was mentioned that in the last 10 years, at least 3 years worth of 35 million dollars should have been done. It was stipulated that engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)/plant should have at least one contract worth more than $41 million in one design.
According to Sapkota, it has been made easier by changing the 'criteria' this time within the rules of the Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO). "This time we have changed the criteria, we have made it easy, we have made the criteria flexible," he said. Sapkota explained that if the company that has applied before has the technically specified certificates/documents, it can apply again.
In Jagdulla, Energy Minister Deepak Khadka has been accused of mediating the agreement by sidelining all the companies that applied and giving the contract to High Himalaya Hydro Construction and AGE. The authority is investigating the transaction in which the company that won the contract of 16 billion gave 15/15 million to the other four companies at the rate of 1/1 percent and gave 2 percent to the minister. Sapkota said that there is no information about the investigation being conducted by the authority.
We have not received news from the authorities. If you go and stop it tomorrow, if you say no, it will be stopped, that happened separately," said Sapkota. He said that the contract process has been carried out in a transparent manner as much as possible and without any problems as it has been in dispute before.
Jagdullah's total cost is estimated at 23 billion rupees. In this project, Nabil Bank will invest 4.4 billion rupees, Employees' Provident Fund 4 billion rupees, Hydro Electricity Investment and Development Company Limited (HIDCL) 4 billion rupees, Lakshmi Sunrise Bank 2 billion rupees and Everest Bank 1.55 billion rupees.
