Kolhapur Municipal Corporation blacklists contractor for delay in works
Contractor Akash Uttam Kanade was given the work order last Oct. However, despite three notices issued, he failed to start the work.
When Kanade did not respond to any of the three notices issued to him, repeated attempts were made to contact him via various mediums, an official of the
Kolhapur Municipal Corporation
(KMC) said. "A final notice was issued on April 15, which also went unanswered. Eventually, we confiscated the security deposit paid by the contractor, and blacklisted him. He will not be able to bid for any works floated by
KMC
in the future," said a senior civic official.
The public works department of KMC had floated the work, totalling Rs 77.22 lakh, for planting trees along roads.
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