Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to establish a Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) to decide the fate of the bids received for hiring buses from a contractor, according to news published on December 5.
The CDA officials (whose names were not disclosed) mentioned the civic agency got bids from two private companies for hiring 150 buses that will be operated on 13 new routes in the federal capital. As per the details, one company submitted a bid to set the fare at PKR 321 per kilometre while the other company submitted a bid of PKR 366 per kilometre. However, the highest bidder challenged the bid on technical grounds.
To settle the case, the CDA has decided to form GRC to investigate the objections raised by the company. It was mentioned that the GRC will decide the matter and will issue the final orders for hiring buses. The CDA official (whose name was not disclosed) stated that the authority will pay the operating company per kilometre and after eight years, the buses will become the authority’s assets.
The news source revealed that the buses will be provided in two phases, with the authority getting a fleet of 75 buses in the first phase. The authority mentioned that procurement of buses can take three to four months as acquiring buses from the international market and bringing them to the country will take time.
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