Government Amends Public Procurement Act to Ensure Quality Infrastructure Development

Kathmandu. The government has amended the Public Procurement Act, 2063, for the second time with the objective of completing infrastructure development in a quality manner within the stipulated time. Construction entrepreneurs have taken this amendment as a historic reform in the infrastructure development sector.

According to entrepreneurs, this amendment will end the competition of excessively low rates (low bidding) that has been prevailing for years. Construction entrepreneurs claim that this will increase quality competition and also end the tendency of projects remaining stalled for a long time. The new legal provision has enthused construction entrepreneurs.