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Contracting and Procurement Phase

Contracting and Procurement Phase 

  • Delays, slipshod preparation of bid documents. 
  • Poor selection of vendors/manufacturers/fabricators/suppliers  and contractors and preferential treatment to public sector enterprises, on the basis of Government's guidelines. 
  • Delayed placement of orders. 
  • The practice of accepting the lowest quotation, irrespective of the vendor qualities and or contractor's competency. 
  • Delay in the issuance of import  licenses. permits  and various clearances 
  • Delay in the opening of letters of credit and issuance of various guarantees  to foreign suppliers. 
  • Time-consuming procedures concerning the procurement of imported  raw materials and high-tech components by Indian manufacturers of equipment 
  • Inadequate expediting actions. 
  • Lack of integrated action plans closely involving suppliers and contractors 
  • Delay in the supply of critical equipment. 
  • Lack of proper quality control arrangements - at various levels and in final stage, and consequent defects in equipment. 
  • Changes and dedications without cost-benefit analysis. 
  • Poor logistics planning. 

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