<p>In a pleasant surprise to the BBMP, garbage contractors have quoted 10% lower than the base price in the tender for the collection of wet waste from households. </p>.<p>The civic body had invited tenders for the door-to-door collection of wet waste in 165 of its wards, for which it received 561 applications. A technical evaluation revealed that bidders quoted 10% below the estimated cost for more than 100 wards. </p>.<p>A BBMP official called the response a positive development but cautioned that bidders had quoted 60% more than the estimated cost for about 50 wards. The civic body has decided to collect dry and wet waste separately. The dry waste will be collected by BBMP-appointed ragpickers while the wet waste will be collected by auto tippers. </p>.<p>The BBMP will fix the tender amount according to the number of auto tippers as per the ward micro-plan (one auto tipper for 750 houses), the compactors to be used by the contractors and 3% of the maintenance fee. </p>.<p>Explaining how the tender amount will be finalised, an official from the BBMP’s Solid Waste Management (SWM) Department said: “A ward having 50,000 households will get 67 auto tippers as per the ward micro-plan. Contractors will be paid Rs 57,000 for each auto tipper.” </p>.<p>He continued: “We will pay the contractor Rs 1.70 lakh for each compactor. If the contractor quotes 67 auto tippers and 10 compactors, then the tender will amount to Rs 55 lakh a month. Based on that, we’ll pay a 3% maintenance fee. What has happened now is that they have quoted 10% lower than the amount for average usage of these factors. This will save us the said percentage of<br />money.” Sarfaraz Khan, Joint Commissioner, SWM, BBMP, told <span class="italic">DH</span>: “This is a very positive development and we’ll finalise the contract soon.” </p>.<p>The work order will be issued soon. Also, tenders for the remaining 33 wards will be called, he added. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, members of the BBMP council opposed the decision to call separate tenders for the collection of wet waste. The mayor said a final decision would be taken up after a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara. </p>
<p>In a pleasant surprise to the BBMP, garbage contractors have quoted 10% lower than the base price in the tender for the collection of wet waste from households. </p>.<p>The civic body had invited tenders for the door-to-door collection of wet waste in 165 of its wards, for which it received 561 applications. A technical evaluation revealed that bidders quoted 10% below the estimated cost for more than 100 wards. </p>.<p>A BBMP official called the response a positive development but cautioned that bidders had quoted 60% more than the estimated cost for about 50 wards. The civic body has decided to collect dry and wet waste separately. The dry waste will be collected by BBMP-appointed ragpickers while the wet waste will be collected by auto tippers. </p>.<p>The BBMP will fix the tender amount according to the number of auto tippers as per the ward micro-plan (one auto tipper for 750 houses), the compactors to be used by the contractors and 3% of the maintenance fee. </p>.<p>Explaining how the tender amount will be finalised, an official from the BBMP’s Solid Waste Management (SWM) Department said: “A ward having 50,000 households will get 67 auto tippers as per the ward micro-plan. Contractors will be paid Rs 57,000 for each auto tipper.” </p>.<p>He continued: “We will pay the contractor Rs 1.70 lakh for each compactor. If the contractor quotes 67 auto tippers and 10 compactors, then the tender will amount to Rs 55 lakh a month. Based on that, we’ll pay a 3% maintenance fee. What has happened now is that they have quoted 10% lower than the amount for average usage of these factors. This will save us the said percentage of<br />money.” Sarfaraz Khan, Joint Commissioner, SWM, BBMP, told <span class="italic">DH</span>: “This is a very positive development and we’ll finalise the contract soon.” </p>.<p>The work order will be issued soon. Also, tenders for the remaining 33 wards will be called, he added. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, members of the BBMP council opposed the decision to call separate tenders for the collection of wet waste. The mayor said a final decision would be taken up after a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara. </p>
