Mumbai: The BMC on Thursday said that it was the contractor appointed for the Concretization the Aarey Colony to have the road section rebuilt at one’s own expense.
This came after Additional Municipal Works Officer Abhijit Bangar found cracks, surface deterioration and poor road condition during an inspection over two months ago. The cost of initial defects and a corresponding penalty will be deducted from the contractor’s fees. Future defects will result in double penalties and a third offence will result in the contractor’s disqualification from future BMC projects, the BMC said in a statement. The BMC said the quality monitoring agency had also failed to ensure quality work as per the contract terms.
Pedestrians along the roads of Aarey Colony often complain about the poor quality of the road surface. The fine is Rs 28.45 lakh while the area to be repaired is 1,190 square metres. The main road of Aarey is seven kilometres long, with a large portion having been concreted, starting from the entrance to Aarey Colony on the Western Express Highway up to Aarey VIP Guest House. The remaining portion of the road at Powai is yet to be concreted. Around Rs 36 crore will be spent on concreting the road.
The contractor was served with a stern warning that he might be blacklisted and the civic body warned that if substandard work is done for a third time, he will be barred from undertaking future BMC projects.
At the same time, the BMC has also imposed a fine on the quality monitoring agency appointed to monitor the project work for failing to fulfill its obligations under the tender agreement. The BMC has also issued a warning to the engineers concerned and asked them to exercise increased vigilance on the project so that such deficiencies do not recur.
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