Eastern Mirror Desk
Dimapur, Oct. 2: In an expeditious attempt by the Nagaland government to improve the roads in Kohima and Dimapur, the office of the chief engineer, Public Works Department (Roads and Bridges) has issued notices inviting tender for various road improvement works in Kohima and Dimapur.
The work tender notice comes a few days after Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio assured that his government was committed to restoring roads in Kohima and Dimapur within a year and open tenders would be floated soon to build the proposed roads; and contractors would be selected after scrutinising their previous records.
While having a telephonic conversation with Eastern Mirror on Tuesday, the president of Nagaland Contractors’ and Suppliers’ Union, Pele Khezhie, said that the ‘PWD had issued such open tender in newspapers after many years.’ Lauding the government’s initiative, Khezhie said, ‘such announcement will help identify professional contractors because they have more experience and better machineries.’
According to the tender notices, a total of 25 roads have been listed for improvement in Dimapur and 26 in Kohima.
The list of roads that have been put up for tenders are: Aramile to Padampukhuri via Eralibill, Rengma Baptist Church to Eralibill Panchayat Hall junction, NH-29 to Nagarjan junction, Daragopathar to Power house, Nagarjan via Phaipijan, Signal junction to Rangapahar road via Signal Angami Gate, approach road to Dimapur Civil hospital, Flyover to Supermarket, Supermarket to NH-29 via Rengma colony, Walford, Supermarket to Burma camp junction via Apex motor, Railgate to old overbridge junction, Bata line, Batacharalli to Holy Cross junction, Marwarpati to Mistimukh junction, PWD Junction to Lotha Colony via Unity College Dimapur, Padampukhuri gate to Hollohon via Purana Bazar and Income Tax office, NH-29 to Kushiabill via Zion hospital, Churches road, Batacharalli to Khermahal junction via Hillstar, Eroslane, Khermahal junction to Notun Bosti junction via LRC, DC court junction to Tragopan junction via City Tower, City Tower to Dobhinallah, approach road to DC office, NMM road, and NH-36 to Lingrijan to NH-36.
The list for Kohima include: Middle AG to Lerie (Legal Metrology to St. Mary School junction); Lower AG (waiting shed) to NH-29 via Lower Chandmari Taxi Stand (Church Road) and Mezhur Hr. Sec School; Mohonkhola junction to Lower AG (waiting shed); CRC to SBI Lerie via Poterlane (road to printing press office junction); PWD office complex to PWD central store via DC workshop and Pinewood School; NSF Martyr’s Park to PHQ junction via Fire and Emergency office; Imchen Guest House to LFS; Mohonkhola traffic point to Tourist Lodge via Botanical Garden, LFS-NH-2; Old Minister Hill Dzuvuru Bridge to BOC via AIR extending up to CM’s Circular Road; PHQ Junction to Hotel Cimorb via official residence of CM/Speaker/AR’s camp, Old Minister Hill; Raj Bhavan Circular road (Raj Bhavan gate No. 1 to AR Sentinel House junction); Lady’s Mile road (Red Cross to TCP gate); Raj Bhavan Circular Road (Classic Island to Raj Bhavan via indoor stadium/Law College); Old Minister’s Hill School junction to Science College; Agri- Forest colony; Hotel Fira junction to NH-2 via Paramedical (Dr. T Ao road); SP office junction to Paramedical via Supply colony; Old NST bus station to New Market joining Tinpati road; NHAK to Tinpati junction via Daklane and Naga Bazaar; Old MLA hostel to AR camp via DC office; Razhu Pint to Ao church via D Block (Jasokie Road); taxi parking/ North Police Station to Kiyakie via Kitsubozou and Seikhazou; Seikhazou to DBS via P Khel; Bayavu Circular Road (Census office to Secretariat road junction via Hotel Legacy); Billy Graham Road (Youth Resources office junction to Secretariat); and North Police Station to NH-2 via Mission Compound, Ura Academy (Tanquist road).
The tender notice stated that the bidding documents will be issued in respect of eligible registered contractors if they have completed one similar nature of work individually during the last five years costing not less than 40% of the tender value. The time of completion for said tender is 12 months and the payment shall be made in phased manner subject to availability of fund. Interested contractors were asked to obtain the bidding documents from the office of the chief engineer, PWD (RB) in Kohima from Oct. 5 to the 8th. A pre-bid meeting for the bidders shall be conducted at 12 noon on Oct. 9 in the department’s office. The bidding documents shall be issued on payment during office hours.
Sealed tenders in two separate envelopes—pre-qualification technical bid and financial bid—will be received on Oct. 15 from 10 am to 12 noon along with the earnest money and affixing court fee stamp of INR 7.50. The tender will be opened on the same day at 1 pm.
It may be mentioned that roads in Nagaland, especially in Kohima and Dimapur, have been a hot topic of discussion among the public for years now due to poor maintenance by one government after another. It deteriorated even further this year after the incessant rains triggered several land-sinking and landslides between the two major towns of the state.
