The haste shown in by all the concerned offices in procurement of water filter cum purifiers raises so many questions. Officers of Women and Child Department and industry department went out of the way so that Everest industries get the contract. Interestingly Everest Industries who has been eligible for supply of Water Purifiers this year, Industry departmet had last year made eligible for supply of Plastic mats ( Anne -39A). It shows that contractor is well acquainted with “procedure” of WCD and Industry department.
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On Saturday 7 the February 2015
industry department sent a letter (SPC/RCT/Water Filter cum Purifier
/03/2014-2015 C -883 dated 7 February 2013 )
to Everest industries, gangapur , Aurangabad, 350 kilometer away from
Mumbai by R.P.A.D to sign a rate
contract. (Anne -39) , 8th was
Sunday. Its amazing but Everest Industries received said letter before February 9th . On same day they reached
Mumbai and submitted proposal to principal secretary to buy the water filters
cum purifiers. First they submitted proposal and then signed Rate contract on
12th February. ( Anne -40 ).
Principal secretary WCD , next
day i.e 10th February put his remarks “examine and put up” on letter received
by Everest industry on 9th and sent it to commissioner WCD at navi Mumbai.On
12th Rate contract was signed and same day Industry department issued order to
that effect and sent it to Commissioner WCD
Navi Mumbai .On 13 February commissioner WCD wrote back to principle secretary to purchase water filters
at the rate of 4500/ (Anne 40) and on same day minister approved proposal at
the rate of 5200/- per water filter 700 rupees extra per filter Total cost
2,63,45,481. (Anne -41).
Is it interesting that
Commissioner WCD, Principal secretary WCD and minister decided necessity ,
quantity and quality of water filters and amount be allocated to Everest
Industry on same day i.e 13th february.
On a letter issued by
commissioner WCD on 13th february letter
no is written is written SPC/RCT/Water Filter cum Purifier /03/2014-2015 C -974
dated 12/2/2015 . But the proposal passed by minister quotes industry
department letter no SPC/RCT/Water Filter cum Purifier
/03/2014-2015 C -883 dated 7 February 2013 . i.e letter sent by industry
department to Everest industries. That means industry department had sent
letter of signing the Rate Contract simultaneously to Everest Industries and
WCD department also?
Tenders were invited by industry
department for Water Filter cum Purifier from Manufacturers only for fixing
Annual Rate Contract (Anne -42 ) later
through a corrigendum words “ authorized distributors” were inserted. ( Anne -
43 ) . It seems that Industry department didn’t open the tenders till Everest
Industries deal with WCD was finalized.
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