As per reports the Goa state government had spent over Rs 154 crore to execute various civil and allied works for the G20 events in Goa ; ex post facto approval for the same was granted recently by the cabinet with extreme alacrity, the sarkar also granted permission for works identified at the last moment. As per the CPWD manual if time is not available for e-tendering, all regular and unforeseen works shall be taken up by inviting spot quotations; this reeks of a big scam. Firstly, the state government had more than 6 months notice for staging the G20 summit events which at most were 2/3 day affairs, why was proper planning not done as regards civil and other works. Secondly, last minute spot quotations are open to manipulation and it is extremely easy for the PWD engineers to award the work to a favoured contractor. Thirdly, ex post facto approval sets a dangerous precedent for works in future and would lead to more corruption. It is extremely worrisome to note how works worth Rs154 crore were executed sans regular tendering.
