Consultants unable to comply with terms for deep sea port
The seven shortlisted consultants identified by the Union Shipping ministry for the Rs 12,000 crore proposed deep sea port in West Bengal are unable to comply with the 'terms of reference'.
By PTI |
KOLKATA: The seven shortlisted consultants identified by the Union Shipping ministry for the Rs 12,000 crore proposed deep sea port in West Bengal are unable to comply with the 'terms of reference'.
"Some of terms of reference are not acceptable and none of the consultants are able to comply. This is the reason all the seven consultants have not submitted the Request for Proposal within the stipulated timeframe offered by the ministry," sources in one of the consultants said.
Request for Proposal part of selection process for consultant for the prestigious project.
However, the issue has been recognised by the ministry and to discuss the issue on terms it has requested all the consultants to a meeting on December 20.
"We are hopeful that the ministry will review the terms of reference to make it viable for acceptance," the source said.
Shipping Minister T R Balu had said none of the consultants have submitted the request for proposal within the stipulated timeframe.
"The time for the same has now been extended till December 20," Balu said.
Ministry sources said that among the terms of reference which were pinching all the foreign and domestic consultants were that consultants would have bring the promoter of the port and the fee was based on success.
The ministry would select a consultant from the seven shortlisted for the project.
The deep sea port would have a minimum draft of 15 meters. The government was eying private and multilateral lending agencies to raise funds.
"Some of terms of reference are not acceptable and none of the consultants are able to comply. This is the reason all the seven consultants have not submitted the Request for Proposal within the stipulated timeframe offered by the ministry," sources in one of the consultants said.
Request for Proposal part of selection process for consultant for the prestigious project.
However, the issue has been recognised by the ministry and to discuss the issue on terms it has requested all the consultants to a meeting on December 20.
"We are hopeful that the ministry will review the terms of reference to make it viable for acceptance," the source said.
Shipping Minister T R Balu had said none of the consultants have submitted the request for proposal within the stipulated timeframe.
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"The time for the same has now been extended till December 20," Balu said.
Ministry sources said that among the terms of reference which were pinching all the foreign and domestic consultants were that consultants would have bring the promoter of the port and the fee was based on success.
The ministry would select a consultant from the seven shortlisted for the project.
The deep sea port would have a minimum draft of 15 meters. The government was eying private and multilateral lending agencies to raise funds.
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