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Unwanted interference on $4.5m WDB project alleged

By Staff Correspondent
An unwanted interference from upper quarters over a multi million dollar tender of the Water Development Board (WDB) might lead to a huge financial toss for the nation. In
The WDB Invited tender for supply and Installation of equipment for It* 4.5 million dollar project of Flood Forecasting and Warning Pilot Telemetry System.
Ten suppliers from India. Italy, Japan, Korea, Australia. New Zealand, Argentina and the United Kingdom, through their representatives in Bangladesh, took part in the tender.
Out of the 10, three were found non responsive while two other firms were screened out by the Technical Sub Committee of WDB. official* said
The Committee recommended go ahead to the proposals for the remaining five parlies, three of which arc Japanese firm*. They passed
a scrutiny system, evolved by the Technical Sub Committee, with 65 point* out of n total of 100.
The WDB source*. on condition of anonymity, told The Dally Star that a move wn» on from the higher authorities to over-rule the recommendation* of the Technical Sub Committee and award the tender to the three Japanese firm*. who have allegedly formed a consortium among themselves.
Observers feci that over ruling of the Committee a recommendation* would narrow the scope for competitiveness In the tender which might ultimately result in a huge flnan dal loss far the country
Sources in the WDB In formed that closing date for the tender was May 31 which was mysteriously extended to June 17. The tendcriM par-lie* were notified af thl* change after it waa already decided. According to the rule* for International tender, the
parties arc to be Informed seven days ahead any change of time-frame
The WDB sources pointed out that this flagrant violation of International norm* was *1-lowcd only to facilitate the Japanese firms which still then could not come up with, documents necessary for eligibility tn the tender.
The Technical Sub Committee would meet tomorrow (Wednesday) to decide, the WDB sources said, whether ail the five tenderers or only the three Japanese parties would be given approval to go ahead with their proposals.
When contacted. Agriculture and Irrigation. Water Development and Flood Control Minister M Majldul Huq (retd) told The Dally Star that he was not aware of any such dcvel opment regarding the lender
•"But f will certainly look into it when the file on the tender arrives al my ministry." he said.