Chennai: The Greater Chennai Corporation has come up with four branch plans to face Nexus consultants and curb corruption in contracts to build waterways, other civil projects.
This was done after a series of marathon meetings last week of all the main departments of the civic body – mechanics, drain stormwater, smart cities, special projects, parks and playgrounds, electricity and health.
The corporation will first see if the job is needed and check all the items and costs.
Estimates will be cleaned at each level and by deputy commissioner.
The second step is the tender process will be made completely online, cutting the human interface.
The third step is the work inspection carried out, and the fourth is the monitoring of the project management consultant report.
“The selection of work itself will occur after a comprehensive inspection Regional Commissioner of regional to visit each ten site and see if the job is needed.
Usually, estimates are prepared for a full length of waterways but the cleaning will only be done in the temptation hole.
Vice Commissioner.
The site’s visit has realized this and recommends leaving the length Will not be hoped, save a lot of money.
Likewise, road registrants have been asked to be updated to ensure the new road is not part of the estimate again.
Only the maintenance period has been completed will be taken from now on, “said an official.
In the tender process, the Civic body examines all clauses to eliminate those who support certain contractors.
“We have asked the Tamil Nadu e-governance body to make provisions to upload the money deposit online and to delete the requirements to upload the machine certificate.
This will be done within a week,” said an official.
And, finally, all the engineers were asked to be in the field at 7 am six days a week.
They need to ensure work done according to the estimation prepared.
There is no deviation that will be permitted.
Also the system to monitor project management consultants has been put in place so they will be taken seriously by the contractor.
“We will stand up their work and include clauses such as the number of tests they need to do, the number of visits they need to do and so on.
In this way, they will be forced to appoint engineers to carry out these works,” said an official.
A corporate senior official said, “I want to research work at each level and motivate the officers to give.
We need to set the system that will remain even after the IAS official team goes.”
Chennai Corpn draws a 4-step plan to cut corruption
