No tenders required for emergency, maintenance work of up to Rs 10 lakh: Delhi Jal Board

Officials said that works under Rs 10 lakh are mostly related to maintenance such as fixing broken pipelines, routine maintenance of equipment, and similar small works.

The proposal was deliberated in detail and the Board approved it with the directions that concurrence of Member shall be taken for each work under this category before using the delegated financial power, said the order.

Further, the delegation of financial powers is subject to strict compliance of General Financial Rules (GFR), Central Public Works Department (CPWD) Manual, Procurement Manual and all other codal formalities and instructions issued by the Government and department from time to time, the order said.

“A monthly report of such cases shall be submitted to the CEO, DJB through the concerned official and member by 7th of the following month,” said officials.

Currently, tenders are floated for any projects that cost above Rs 25 lakh and above e-tenders along with advertisement in newspapers for projects costing Rs 50 lakh and above.

In this year’s Budget, the Delhi government has allocated Rs 9,000 crore for sewage and water pipeline upgradation. An allocation of Rs 500 crore was also made for repairing and replacing the aging water pipeline of the DJB with new ones.

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