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Drinking water scheme: plan to go for re-tenders

TIRUCHI: The Corporation has decided to go for re-tenders for the Rs.144.86-crore drinking water supply augmentation scheme as the bids received after the first call were all said to have quoted higher rates than the estimates.

The project, financed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), would increase the per capita drinking water supply to 135 litres a day and ensure equitable distribution to all parts of the city. The Corporation hopes to complete the project within 18 to 24 months, from the date of award of the work orders.

Tenders were called for six of the eight packages under the scheme. The price bids were opened last month. According to Corporation sources, since all the bidders have “quoted above,” the civic body had not option but to call for re-tenders.

The decision could cause a slight delay in the project. However, Corporation officials said all efforts were being made to expedite the re-tendering process.

The new scheme will tap about 48.2 million litres a day (MLD) from three infiltration wells on the Coleroon River immediately on completion and about 90 MLD in the ultimate stage by 2039, when the city’s total drinking water requirement is projected at around 180 MLD. Currently, about 86 MLD is tapped from the Cauvery River.

About 35 additional overhead tanks (OHTs) would come up in various parts of the City under the new scheme, in addition to the existing 54. Additional distribution mains have been proposed for a total stretch of about 232 km. The project has been split into eight major packages such as laying distribution mains, improvements to existing line and construction of overhead tanks.

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