One Combined Tender – Combined for multiple works of 301 schools
Zilla Parishad, Pune, has issued administrative sanction for construction and development of 301 schools in various talukas of Pune district. By the impugned Tender Notice, Respondent Nos.5 and 6 have clubbed multiple works in respect of which sanction to issue order was issued on 28.5.2025. Once separate administrative sanction is issued in respect of each work, it is not permissible to issue combined tender for multiple works.
HELD that the petitioner Association has mixed the issue of administrative approval with notices inviting tender. Merely because the Zilla Parishad has indicated value of each work separately while granting administrative approval, there is no obligation to issue separate tenders for each work.
The tendering authority has clubbed works of several works in one tender for administrative exigency and to save cost of issuing & processing multiple tenders as also to deal with numerous individual contractors.
The tendering authority cannot be expected to issue 301 tenders, spend time and money on processing such large number of tenders and also to deal with so many contractors.
Judgment dated 26.6.2025 of the High Court of Bombay in Writ Petition No.19775 of 2025 of Maharashtra State Contractors’ Association Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others
