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BMC admin submits Rs 1,790-crore road work proposals
Updated On: 18 December, 2021 08:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Civic body adds condition to withhold 20 per cent of total project cost till the end of defect liability period for concrete and asphalt roads; will also appoint quality management body
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This fiscal, BMC set aside Rs 1,600 crore for road work. Representation pic
The BMC, which had reinvited tenders for different road works to the tune of Rs 1,790, has once again received bids that are 15 to 20 per cent below the estimate. The civic body has decided to take extra deposits and retain 20 per cent of the tender amounts till the end of the defect liability period. The 41 proposals have been sent to the standing committee for approval.
There are around 2,000 km of road in the city and road work constitute a major portion of the BMC budget. This financial year, the civic body set aside Rs 1,600 crore for road work. the work proposals assume significance as the corporation is set for election early next year. “Every year, monsoon starts with complaints of potholes. Now the BMC has come up with an enormous amount of road works at the juncture of the election, but the BJP will ensure that the road works will be carried out appropriately,” said Prabhakar Shinde, group leader of BJP.
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