Pre-bid meet for Deonar tobe held amid Mulund delay
Mumbai: As the BMC prepares to conduct a pre-bid meeting on Friday for the bioremediation of 185 lakh ton of legacy waste at the Deonar dumping ground (for reclaiming land), uncertainty continues to loom over the reclamation of the Mulund dumping ground, where also bioremediation efforts are underway.
Earlier this week, during a meeting, the contractor informed the BMC that an additional extension would be required to complete the Mulund work.
The pre-bid meeting for the Deonar project is expected to shed light on interested companies. "While June 3 is the end date for bid submission, those interested can raise queries in the tender floated by the BMC," said an official. In previous instances, if the BMC deemed queries raised by bidders to be important, a corrigendum was issued accordingly.
Meanwhile, officials highlighted ongoing delays in the Mulund dumpsite project. "The Mulund dumping ground ceased operations in 2018. It was designated for a biomining project, but progress has been slower than anticipated," said an official, noting that the Covid-induced lockdowns had led to a shortage of manpower and machinery.
"There was a six-year deadline to complete the work and last year a one-year extension was given to the contractor. Once Covid restrictions began to ease, asked the contractor to speed up work," the official said. "The BMC's priority is to reclaim the entire 60 acres of land as soon as possible."
Further payments to the contractor will only be processed if civic authorities approve the extension.
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