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It is alleged, the KSPH&IDCL authorities did not follow the norms of Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Rules, 2000, while completing the tendering process for construction of hundreds of quarters for police constables.
Other issues flagged by the report include shortcomings in maintaining documents of work executed, procuring equipment from unregistered suppliers and executing work without technical approval
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has made e-tender process mandatory for all contracts related to works above Rs 1 lakh.
Toyota Hycross Karnataka: The Karnataka government is buying 33 MUVs, at INR 30 lakh apiece, for its ministers which will cost the exchequer about INR 10 crore. The Toyota Innova Hycross is said to be a fully ethanol-powered car equipped with a flex-fuel engine. The government has placed the order for ritzy rides even as it has tightened its fiscal belt to handle the burden of the INR 30,000 crore required for poll guarantees. BJP called the government profligate.
The cars will cost around Rs 10 crore. The government has invoked an exemption clause under the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, which allows contracts to be awarded without floating tenders