RE: Goa1 Mar 2026 15:48
Also from the Goa minutes....
(b) .... whether the Government is aware that substantial technical and eligibility conditions relating to meter installation, software deployment, and system integration were introduced after the pre-bid meeting and several
months after tender publication, and whether such post-bid amendments, coupled with delayed withdrawal of blacklisting, restricted competition, resulting in participation of only two bidders in a project valued at over ₹467 crore, and whether any independent assessment of adequacy of competition, including recommendations of REC Ltd, was undertaken.
Yes, - Post bid Amendments were made to make the qualification criteria stringent in the tender to ensure better quality of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Service Provider (AMISP)/Meters. Electricity Department has sought the opinion of REC Limited, the Nodal Agency
for RDSS Scheme for the State of Goa.