Dear Friend ,
If you so desire , you may post on your web site my today's blog as follows :
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The
Invisible Corruption
Why
invisible ?
Because it
is cleverly camouflaged in the " Terms of Contract " that companies
sign with Central Government / State Governments / Municipal Corporations /
umpteen Government Agencies
This
invisible corruption is rampant in Infrastructure Projects that get spread over
months / years
And every
possible trick / excuse ( officially called " Reasons " ) is used to
ensure that these Projects get delayed as much as possible !
Examine
carefully and you will find that the more a Project gets delayed , the
more that Contractor stands to gain ! Anyone believing otherwise , has got to
be naive !
How ?
These
contracts contain " Cost Escalation Clauses " which decide the extra
/ additional amounts payable to the Contractor , over and above the ( so called
) " Fixed Price " quoted at the time of tendering
Under these
clauses , the Contractor is eligible to claim / demand extra payments ,
whenever
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SOMETHING HAPPENS
- costs of certain " Inputs " go up above a certain agreed level , eg
:
# Prices of Raw Materials
# Prices of Water / Gas / Electricity
# Cost of Labor
# Foreign Exchange Rate
# Consumer Price Index
# Interest Rate
If any of these go up above certain agreed levels , the quoted price to go up
by X/Y/Z amount , as per the Formula which determines the % age contribution of
these elements , in the quoted price
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SOMETHING DOES NOT HAPPEN
# Environment Clearance for the Project
# Land acquisition and Handover to Contractor
# Hundreds of permissions from dozens of Govt Depts/Muni Corporations
# Issue of Import Licenses
# Release of Foreign Exchange
# Issue of NOC from umpteen departments
# Issue of Compliance Certificates from various departments
# Approval of Designs / Design Change Requests ( from Govt as well )
If any of
these are NOT issued / given by certain " Dates " ( very easily
managed ! ) , then the quoted price to go up by X / Y / Z
amount
Invariably
, these clauses are heavily tilted in favor of the Contractor
And equally
invariably , colluding Government officers / bureaucrats / politicians ,
responsible for drafting / approving these " Clauses " , leave them
vague !
This is apart
from framing the Tender Specifications in such a manner that only a certain
preferred bidder will qualify !
If you
doubt what I have said , then just file a RTI application , asking for a copy
of,
*
Original Tender Document
*
Final Contract
* Number
of Price Revision Requests received / granted
for any
project of your choice !
If Narendra
Modi is keen to reduce corruption , he should start by instituting MODEL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT CONTRACT , which clearly spells out what
price / time revisions can be granted and when
At the same
time , internally , there must be a provision for DEMOTION / PENALTY for those
officers who fail to give permissions / approvals / NOC etc, on specified dates
( milestones for the project )
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hemen parekh
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From: Hemen Parekh
[mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 10:13 AM
To: 'Online News, India'
Subject: RE: Hi
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 10:13 AM
To: 'Online News, India'
Subject: RE: Hi
Dear Sir / Madam
Many thanks for inviting me to write articles for the IndianPost
My age ( 81 ) and health , do not allow me to make any
commitment which I cannot keep
I hope you will understand and excuse me
However , if you wish , you may pick-up my Blogs / Poems etc (
RSS Feed ) from my personal web site,......www.hemenparekh.in ..........and
publish on your web site
In such a case , I hope you will credit those in my name and -
if your policy permits - provide URL of my site
On your site , you write :
“We are driven by the belief that writing in the first person is
more compelling than traditional journalism because it almost always requires
the inclusion of personality.
I subscribe to your belief and you will find a
proof of that in section " Letters to
L&T Employees " on my site
Feel free to reproduce these as well , on your site. I believe ,
the attitude of co-operation , rather than confrontation , between labor and
Management is as relevant today , as it was 30 years back , when I sent those
letters to 7,500 employees of L&T
Thanking you once again,
( click to view my profile )
Mumbai
From: Online News, India
[mailto:theindiapost@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 9:47 AM
To: Hemendra Parekh
Subject: Hi
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 9:47 AM
To: Hemendra Parekh
Subject: Hi
Dear Hemendra Parekh,
Can you write informative
articles for our readers, as you that we are publishing development news portal
since 2008.
Regards
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