Tambaram Commissioner Shifted After Tender Irregularity Complaint
Tamil Nadu has transferred the Tambaram Commissioner after Arappor Iyakkam filed complaints alleging two works worth about Rs 45 lakh were completed before tenders closed.
The Tamil Nadu government has transferred the Commissioner of the Tambaram local body, following a complaint by the anti-corruption organisation Arappor Iyakkam over alleged irregularities in the award of civic contracts.
The organisation has alleged that two works, together valued at roughly Rs 45 lakh, were completed and inaugurated before the last date for submission of tenders for those contracts had expired. It has filed complaints with supporting documents in the matter.
The transfer of the Commissioner comes against the backdrop of those complaints. No further details of the administrative order were immediately available in the wire material.
The allegations centre on the sequencing of the tender process — specifically, that the execution and public inauguration of the works preceded the closure of the window during which bids were to be submitted. Arappor Iyakkam has said its complaints are backed by documentary evidence.
The development places the spotlight on procurement and tendering practices in the Tambaram local body, and on the state's handling of complaints alleging that contracts were finalised outside the prescribed process.