Road Department Cancels Mahakali River Bridge Contract

Kathmandu. The Road Improvement and Development Project Directorate under the Department of Roads has canceled the contract for the construction of a four-lane concrete bridge over the Mahakali River. The contract with Kumar-CFEC JV has been terminated for not performing work as per the agreement and for being absent from the work site for a long time.

Issuing a public notice on Friday (Jestha 1, 2081), the Directorate informed that the contract for the construction of a four-lane RCC box girder bridge over the Mahakali River with contract number RIP/3371334/MBP-01/073/74 has been canceled. According to the Directorate, the contract was terminated as per the decision of April 31, as the contractor showed no interest in completing the work despite repeated correspondence and left the contract in limbo.

As mentioned in the notice, the contract has been canceled because the contractor remained absent from the construction site for a long time, leaving the contract in limbo. This decision is based on Section 59 (7) of the Public Procurement Act, 2063, Rule 128 of the Public Procurement Regulations, 2064, and various clauses of the contract agreement.

The Directorate has stated that it will proceed with the process of recovering any damages or amounts to be recovered by the government, similar to government dues, after conducting a post-termination evaluation.

Furthermore, the Project Directorate has directed the concerned contractor to contact the Mahakali Bridge Project Office, Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur within 7 days of the publication of this notice to settle financial matters.

It is also mentioned in the notice that further action will be taken according to the law if the contractor does not come into contact within the stipulated time.