8. GENERAL ITEMS

8.1 In order to eliminate benami works it is laid down that all building works are to be tendered except schools and Anganwadies where the PTAs, if they are willing to directly undertake construction, may do so. Similarly all road works involving tarring should be tendered. Only works having earth-work to the tune of at least 75% of the total cost and costing less than Rs.25,000 can be entrusted to beneficiary committees. And splitting of works is not permissible. Irrigation and Water supply works which have the mandatory contribution from the beneficiaries can be executed through the beneficiary groups themselves even if the cost is more than Rs. 25,000.

8.2 Community Development Societies could be entrusted with execution of public works as community contracting. The procedure will be the same as in the case of accredited agencies.

8.3 The Community Development Societies can be utilized as implementing agencies for Women Component Plan as well as Plan for Special Group like aged, children and the disabled.

8.4 For construction works intended to be completed over more than two years it should divided into appropriate phases each of which have to be tendered separately. However if a work can be completed drawing funds from two successive years it could be tendered during the first year in such a way that funds are utilized from both the years and it can be completed without a break.

8.5 In order to avoid high cost of advertisement the works may be tendered through a single advertisement. Also the tender notice should be put up in the official website for public information. In order to ensure transparency and accountability of tendered works, Monitoring Committees consisting of beneficiaries would be set up selected in the same manner as the Executive Committee of a Beneficiary Committee. Also tender excess would be limited to the percentage fixed by government from time to time.

8.6 All documents relating to plan preparation are public documents and open for scrutiny or copying by any person.

8.7 Officials from government, public sector or autonomous agencies aided by government would be deemed to be on duty on the days they participate in various committee meeting and the Secretary of the local government concerned is authorised to issue the attendance certificate for Working Groups and the Convenor for TACs and Technical Committees.