Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao has alleged irregularities in the ₹3,296-crore greenfield expressway radial road-2 tender process and demanded immediate cancellation of the work and a comprehensive inquiry into it.
The project involves the construction of an 81.15-km greenfield expressway from the Outer Ring Road at Budvel to NH-167N near Kodangal. “The bid submission deadline was Sept 30, and the technical evaluation, eligibility assessment, opening of financial bids and allocation process were reportedly completed by Oct 8. How 13 bids for a project of this magnitude could be evaluated and processed within approximately five working days,” he asked. KTR said package-I was awarded to NCC Limited for ₹1,286.03 crore, reportedly 3.95% above the estimated cost.
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In an open letter to chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday, KTR raised questions about the allocation of contracts, the disqualification of bidders who reportedly quoted lower prices, and the award of packages at prices reportedly higher than the estimates.