Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has prohibited its officials from launching development schemes without inviting tenders, a news source reported on January 30. The civic agency announced the decision following complaints that the Engineering Wing had opted for quotations-based work instead of the tendering process.
According to the details revealed, several CDA officials were found to have violated standard engineering procedures pertaining to the tendering process communicated by the civic agency. In response, CDA director technical issued a letter on January 27 wherein he stated that the various directorates of the civic agency were seen to carry out quotations-based work instead of issuing call for tenders.
He further directed the officials concerned to discontinue works through quotations on an immediate basis; adding that the formations concerned were required seek approval of the competent authority for commencing with quotations-based work in case of ‘petty works of emergent nature and unavoidable circumstances’.
