ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Communication discussed irregularities in award of contracts under Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement by NHA in construction of Hyderabad -Sukkur Motorway (M-6) and Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway project and contracts of toll tax stations under NHA.

NHA officials gave briefing on Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway (M-6) financial bid comparison between ZKB and techno-CMR-ACC. Meeting was chaired by Senator Prince Ahmed Omer Ahmedzai here. Earlier bid proposal of TECHNO-CMC-ACC Consortium was declared ineligible on account of eligibility factors provided in RFP: Registration of bidder with tax authorities specific construction consequently, technical evaluation of only eligible bidder, i.e. Zahir Khan and Brothers was processed, on which committee had reached unanimous decision that TECHNO-CMC-ACC Consortium he provided necessary documentation based on which they fulfill technical eligible criteria per bid data sheet of project, therefore, their technical bid disqualification was incorrect. It was evident by financial bid proposal that Techno-CMC-ACC is lucrative for government point of view as there is least financial burden on government. Matter was disposed of while clearing project which involve significant private investment least burden on government exchequer whereas matter of construction of Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway project was deferred because of non-provision of relevant documents. Ministry was directed to provide details of companies participated, bidding documents and comparison between their experiences. On matter of contracts of toll tax stations under NHA it was observed that in province of Balochistan 4 toll plazas are identified out of which two have been on NHA record tabled in meeting on road wise toll plazas details on national highways while other two are not mentioned. Committee directed NHA to ensure that all toll plazas are registered and also provide details of toll plazas on motorways.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 16 2022

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