Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 30

The Amritsar Municipal Corporation (MC) has floated short-term tenders after the failure of an e-auction for its 12 parking lots in the city.

Earlier, the MC had called for bids but the due to insufficient number of bidders the tendering process got cancelled on June 27. Now on June 28, the MC floated short-term tender for seven days. The tenders would open on next Monday. The bidders have to submit their bids within ongoing week.

According to information, there was no bidder for six of parking lots in the tender opened on last Monday. The lots, including the MC office, Ranjit Avenue, District Library, Rani Ka Bagh, Uppal Hospital, Hotel Park, Cant Chowk, Old Sabji Mandi and Telephone Exchange did not get any bidder. The parking lots at Bhandari Bridge, Kairoan Market, DTO Office, Macchi Mandi, Guru Nanak Bhawan and Kacharri Chowk got two bidders for each.

As per the rules, at least three bidders are required to allot the parking.

Dharminderjit Singh, Estate Officer, said, “We have now extended the date for bidding and floated short-term tender. Hopefully, the parking lots would be allotted to the eligible contractors.”