<p>The state government has terminated the contract awarded to Simplex Infrastructures Limited for building a 2.5-km flyover between Ejipura and Kendriya Sadan junction.</p>.<p>The March 3 order asks the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to float a fresh tender to complete the pending civil work estimated to be more than 50%, while also directing the civic body to seize the contractor’s bank account.</p>.<p>The order follows the BBMP’s recommendation to terminate the contract on the grounds that the contracted construction company failed to complete the contract two years after the deadline had passed.</p>.<p>While issuing the termination order, the Urban Development Department has directed the BBMP Chief Commissioner to follow all tender conditions strictly. The company had deposited a bank guarantee of Rs 10 crore, which is likely to be forfeited for missing the written assurances of the company at least twice.</p>.<p>The work of building the 2.5-km flyover along the Inner Ring Road was awarded to the Kolkata-based construction firm in May 2017.</p>.<p>As per the tender conditions, the Rs 204-crore project was expected to be ready by November 2019. Nearly five years later and after skipping many deadlines, the company has been able to complete only about 47% of the civil works.</p>.<p>The BBMP, under pressure to terminate the contract two years ago, extended the deadline by one year and eight months to complete the work on the contractor’s request.</p>.<p>During the extended period, the company was able to achieve only about 3.58% of physical works, the BBMP had said in its letter to the government.</p>.<p>As per the latest data, the firm has been able to complete only 191 pre-cast segments as against the 762 needed to complete the project.</p>.<p>So far, the BBMP has paid Rs 75 crore to the construction company and states that it does not owe any money to the contractor.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>The state government has terminated the contract awarded to Simplex Infrastructures Limited for building a 2.5-km flyover between Ejipura and Kendriya Sadan junction.</p>.<p>The March 3 order asks the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to float a fresh tender to complete the pending civil work estimated to be more than 50%, while also directing the civic body to seize the contractor’s bank account.</p>.<p>The order follows the BBMP’s recommendation to terminate the contract on the grounds that the contracted construction company failed to complete the contract two years after the deadline had passed.</p>.<p>While issuing the termination order, the Urban Development Department has directed the BBMP Chief Commissioner to follow all tender conditions strictly. The company had deposited a bank guarantee of Rs 10 crore, which is likely to be forfeited for missing the written assurances of the company at least twice.</p>.<p>The work of building the 2.5-km flyover along the Inner Ring Road was awarded to the Kolkata-based construction firm in May 2017.</p>.<p>As per the tender conditions, the Rs 204-crore project was expected to be ready by November 2019. Nearly five years later and after skipping many deadlines, the company has been able to complete only about 47% of the civil works.</p>.<p>The BBMP, under pressure to terminate the contract two years ago, extended the deadline by one year and eight months to complete the work on the contractor’s request.</p>.<p>During the extended period, the company was able to achieve only about 3.58% of physical works, the BBMP had said in its letter to the government.</p>.<p>As per the latest data, the firm has been able to complete only 191 pre-cast segments as against the 762 needed to complete the project.</p>.<p>So far, the BBMP has paid Rs 75 crore to the construction company and states that it does not owe any money to the contractor.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
