Shillong: The Voice of the People Party wants the Meghalaya government to rewrite the Request for Proposal for a new vehicle scrapping facility. The project sits on five acres of state land in Sumer. It includes an automated testing station. The party demands these changes before the government closes the bidding process.
Party leaders told the Commissioner of Transport that the current rules box out local businesses. The RFP demands an average annual turnover of Rs 4 crore and a solvency certificate of Rs 2.5 crore. These thresholds are too high. "The existing eligibility conditions could exclude indigenous entrepreneurs and favour larger bidders," the VPP stated in its formal representation.
The VPP wants the government to prioritize local cooperative societies and indigenous firms. They also want a rule forcing non-tribal bidders to hold a valid trading licence from the relevant Autonomous District Council. The party says the state must verify these firms to stop benami arrangements. Current bid documents ignore these council laws. The Transport Department must mandate all local approvals to protect the interests of the state's indigenous people.
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