Maharashtra govt asks large infra firms to bid for Mumbai road projects

A company won project to build elevated road near Mumbai but municipal corporation cancelled the tender without explaining a reason

Major companies are seeking to build Mumbai’s infrastructure after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asked Tata Projects and L&T to bid for roads and bridges, sources said as firms sought an open and transparent bidding process.

The city’s major infrastructure work is usually developed by state-owned Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Mumbai municipal corporation. While large companies win MMRDA projects, municipal road projects are bagged by local contractors. “The municipal corporation should create a level-playing field with a transparent bidding system so that large companies can participate in the tenders,” said an official of a large infrastructure