20/04/2020
Senior contractor's association has registered strong protest against floating of tenders by various departments and has termed it an improper and mockery of lockdown announced by the Govt of India.it seems officals want us to blieve that contractor's are immune to virus?.we know developmental works are priority but this global pendamic covid 19 has put everything to grinding halt across the globe.
contractor's community has appealed governor adminstration to set up the guidelines or SOP's in this regard, furthermore general Secretary has termed floating of tenders ill concieved decision by executive engineers amid lockdown and seems to be favouring certain section of agencies which will voilate lockdown and thus jeopardize many lives in a process but we find it against conscience to participate in tendering process as contractor's and related agencies have not received any directions, special passes from adminstration in order to safely participate and to reach banks and treasuries for making cdrs n challans which are pre-requisite to participate in tendering process..we fail to understand if some would manage to reach banks by slipping the security agency on the roads but it would be gross injustice to the others who want to participate but won't be able to and might favour few blue eyed agencies and in turn would be loss to exchequer.we are requesting officers to come clean on such matters or either formulate guidelines in order to make participation possible for every agency to participate in a process..
General Secretary
Senior contractor's coordination (j&k)