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- Of the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority that floated a common tender in June 2026 for hiring street cleaning machines, only Bengaluru South and West relaxed the experience criteria at the final stage to count liquid waste management work as qualifying experience.
- The corporations' chief engineer said the relaxation was meant to attract more competition, but experts and unnamed bidders say the two fields are technically unrelated and the change weakens fair competition.
- Critics allege the move appears designed to favour a specific firm and want the original criteria, in line with the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, restored.
What to watch next
- Whether South and West corporations restore the original eligibility criteria as demanded by experts and bidders
- How the tender outcome compares with the technical selection underway in the North, East and Central corporations
- Whether the criticism about the relaxation drawing on the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act prompts any official review
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Named India · Bengaluru · Street Cleaning Machines · Basavaraj Kabade · Bengaluru Central City Municipal Corporation · Bengaluru East City Municipal Corporation · Bengaluru North City Municipal Corporation · Bengaluru South City Municipal Corporation · Bengaluru West City Municipal Corporation · Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act
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