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The Report No. 04 of 2017 on Performance Audit of “Contract Management in Road Works” has been prepared for submission to the Governor of Uttar Pradesh under Article 151(2) of the Constitution.

Uttar Pradesh is the most populous State in the country and has made massiveinvestments in road sector in recent years to improve connectivity. Still theState stands at 25th position in road density per lakh population and at ninthplace in road density per 100 square km area.

The State has 2,03,457 km ofvarious categories of roads such as National Highways,State Highways,Major District Roads,Other District Roads and Village Roads. During 2011-16,the State government incurred anexpenditure of ` 40,854.63 crore on construction and maintenance of varioustypes of roads in the State excluding PradhanMantri Gram SadakYojana.About 77 per cent funds were utilised on widening/strengthening of existingroads and remaining 23 per cent funds were utilised on construction of newroads.

Audit observed serious irregularities in all the stages of tendering process andcontract management. The basic norms for road design and cost estimationwere not adhered to. The tendering process lacked transparency andcompetition. Large numbers of contractors not meeting the minimum technicalrequirements were qualified in technical evaluation and there were clearindications of collusive bidding in major contracts in most of the districts.Government instructions to check use of construction material from illegalmining were not complied with. Grant of concessions and undue benefits tocontractors was rampant and there was complete neglect of the need to ensureroad quality and protect government interests.

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• Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works,Government of Uttar Pradesh
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• Index of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works,Government of Uttar Pradesh
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• Preface of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works Government of Uttar Pradesh
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• Executive Summary of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works Government of Uttar Pradesh
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• Chapter 1 Introduction of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works Government of Uttar Pradesh
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• Chapter 2 Framework of Rules of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works Government of Uttar Pradesh
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• Chapter 3 Road Development Policy and Planning of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works
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• Chapter 4 Financial Management and Revision of SOR of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works
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• Chapter 5 Cost Estimation and Sanction of Works of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works
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• Chapter 6 Invitation of Tenders of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works Government of Uttar Pradesh
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• Chapter 7 Evaluation of Bids and Selection Of Contractor of Tenders of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works
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• Chapter 8 Award of Contracts of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works Government of Uttar Pradesh
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• Chapter 9 advances,Recoveries And Payments of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works Government of Uttar Prades
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• Chapter 10 Quality Control,Manpower And MIS of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works
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• Chapter 11 Contract Variations of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works Government of Uttar Pradesh
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• Appendices of Report No.4 of 2017 - Contract Management in Road Works Government of Uttar Pradesh
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