SEDI ALLIED AGENCY Vs. STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Mr. A. K. Bhattacharyya, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. Indraneel Chowdhury and Mr. Dicky Panging, learned counsels appearing for the Petitioner. Also heard Mr. R. H. Nabam, learned Senior Govt. Advocate appearing for State Respondent Nos. 1 to 7; Mr. Dilip Mazumdar, assisted by Mr. Gimi Tarak, learned counsels for the private Respondent No. 8 and Mr. K. N. Choudhury, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. Pritam Taffo, learned counsels for the private Respondent No. 9.

(2.) THE Executive Engineer (EE in short), Pasighat Division, Public Work Department (PWD in short), Arunachal Pradesh, the Respondent No. 5, issued a Notice Inviting Bid (Invitation for Bids) (NIB or IFB in short) vide Bid No. PA/CON - 1/2011 -12/6603 -30 dated 12 -03 -2012 for the work "Construction of Road from Rani to Oyiramghat (Assam) via Sika Tode - Sika Bamin Village - Jampani and Anchalghat Camp Road (25.00 KMs) in East Siang District for an approximate value of Rs. 2525.00 Lakhs.

(3.) AS per said IFB dated 12 -03 -2012, bidder(s) was required to submit two separate bids namely "Technical Bid" &