APPENDIX - XXVII

(Referred to in paragraph 12.13 at page 70)

Arbitration cases

 

Sl.
No.

Name of the Circle

No. of cases

Categorisation

Amount
awarded

Amt. paid
+ int. if
any

Reasons for the arbitration

Executive lapses if any

No. of cases in which the award in favour of department and in favour of contractor

Cases
challe
nged

(Rs in lakh)

1

Punjab

8

Cable Duct work, construction of TE Bldg. Qrts.

127.73

127.73

Rescinded the work and agreement cancelled

Delayed supply of drawings/stores

Contractor award : 7
Awaited : 1

1

2

Delhi

2

Road work and building mtce.

8.27

-

Delay in completion dispute reg. Seal coat payment

Complete revision of drawings after the original set of design etc.

Contractor - 2 Challenged in court of law

2

3

Rajasthan

3

NA

19.28

19.28

Disallowed certain items of work

Provisional extn. Not granted, delay in supply of material, non payment of escalation

Contractor - 2
Party - 1

NA

4

West Bengal (Assam & NE Circle)

14

Cable & Building

56.25

40.19

Non permission of local authority

Work order issued and cancelled

In favour of contractor.

 

5

Tamil Nadu

2

Cable

3.88

3.88

Refund of Security Deposit and Unilateral rescinding of Contract

Delay in obtaining permission from Municipality, Police and Highway authorities

In favour of contractor - 2
Challenged in Court and judgement awaited

2

6

Chennai Telephones

2

NA

8.62

3.19

Delay in payment of final bill, refund of Sec. Deposit payment for open wells and borewells

Non release of payment to contractors

In favour of contractor -2

2

7

Karnataka

6

NA

54.21

2.06

Claim format towards balance of work executed, increase of cost of Construction of work executed beyond originally stipulated data, compensation for withholding EMD, loss on cancellation of work

Non release of payment to Contractors

Contractor - 6

3

8

Mumbai

7

NA

16.70

16.70

Dispute for some items

NIL

Contractor - 7

NIL

9

Orissa

9

Bldg. Qrs.

36.18

0.53 paid in one case

NA

NA

Contractor - 9
Dept. appealed in 8 cases

8

10

Gujarat

18

 

17.11

17.11

Slow progress of work

None

Contractor - 18

NIL

11

Andhra Pradesh

4

 

138.11

1.29 paid 122.26 (deposited)

Undue delay in change of site

Illegal rescinding of work, delay in payment of bill delay in supply of approved plans

Contractor - 1 NA -3

NA

12

Maharashtra

7

Cable

41.82

41.82

-

Extra work, not handing over of site, 10 CC payments not admitted

Contractor - 6
Department - 1

NIL

13

Madhya Pradesh

7

NA

4.62

4.62

Dispute

NA

Contractor - 7

NIL

14

Uttar Pradesh (East)

3

Tower Foundation

11.03

2.60

       
 

Total

92

 

543.81

403.26