Road Division Mahendranagar Issues Final Warning to Pappu-Adventure JV Over Abandoned Bridge Project

Kathmandu. The Road Division Office, Mahendranagar, has issued a final warning to Pappu-Adventure JV to terminate its contract after the company abandoned the construction of an RCC bridge over the Shivaganga River along the Devariya-Behadababa road section.

The office has issued a notice directing Pappu-Adventure JV to submit a written explanation within 15 days. The notice states that if a satisfactory response is not received within the stipulated time, the contract will be terminated, and the process to blacklist the construction company will be initiated.

According to the Road Division, the contractor has repeatedly ignored verbal and written directives to submit the design and drawing according to the new 'alignment' of the bridge. The office is taking strict action as construction work has been stalled for a long time and progress remains unsatisfactory.

The notice states, 'If there is a reasonable cause, you are requested to submit a written explanation to this division within 15 days from the date of publication of this notice. Otherwise, the contract will be terminated in accordance with......57.1/57.2, Public Procurement Act 2063, and Regulations 2064.'

The office has warned that if the contract is terminated, the contractor's performance bond will be forfeited, and the additional costs incurred for completing the remaining work will be recovered from the contractor as government dues.

Pappu Construction has frequently been embroiled in controversies for delays and poor quality work in development projects in the past.