(1.) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing.
(2.) By this petition, petitioner challenges tender notice dtd. 24/1/2023 for the work of Processing and Disposal Day to Day Solid Waste generated in Sangli-Miraj and Kupwad Municipal Corporation. Petitioner also seeks direction for issuance of work order in pursuance of confirmation letter dtd. 25/1/2022 issued to it after completion of the earlier tender process.
(3.) Respondent No.2-Municipal Corporation floated a tender on 4/5/2020 for twin works of (A) Processing and Disposal of Day to Day Solid Waste generated in Sangli-Miraj and Kupwad Municipal Corporation area and (B) Scientific Dumpsite Land Reclamation through Bio-Mining, Resource Recovery and Scientific Rejects Disposal on Samdoli and Bedag site of the Municipal Corporation (Work). A consortium named Eco Pro Environmental Services comprising 4 companies namely (i) Gujrat Apollo Industries Ltd., (ii) Eco Pro Environmental Services, (iii) Susajja enterprises Pvt. Ltd. and (iv) Vardig Pvt Ltd. submitted its bid in pursuance of the tender notice. Petitioner is one amongst the said 4 companies of the consortium. The consortium was found technically qualified. The financial bids were opened on 12/8/2020. The consortium of petitioner was found L1 in respect of the work of day to day disposal of solid waste with the rate of Rs.490.00 per ton whereas the consortium of Group Consultancy Services Ltd. Navi Mumbai was found L2 with the rate of Rs.711.00 per ton. So far as the work of Bio-Mining is concerned, consortium of petitioner was found L2 with rate of Rs.652.00 per tonne whereas Samarth Softec Services Pvt. Ltd. Was found L1 with rate of Rs.396.00 per ton. Both set of bidders were called for discussions on technical issues by letter dtd. 13/8/2020. By letter dtd. 6/8/2021 the validity period of the bids was extended by the Municipal Commissioner by a period of 180 days from 8/7/2021.