Chinese Contractors
Nepal blacklists several Chinese contractors
Kathmandu: The deterioration in the service provided by Chinese workers and their products have forced Nepali government to blacklist two Chinese companies.
The Chinese used to be known for quality and timely work. But now Chinese contractors are tarnishing their image both in the goods and service sectors, reports Khabarhub.
The companies were blacklisted by The Public Procurement Monitoring Office under the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
Both Shenzhen Forddok Electronics and HuiZhou ZhongCheng Electronics were blacklisted on the recommendation of the Nepal Electricity Authority, the news portal reported.
The tarnishing of the image of the Chinese company is the result of a decline in the performance of selected contractors from China.
At that time, Shenzhen had won the contract for the construction of the New Bharatpur and Udayapur sub-stations under the Marsyangdi Corridor.
The NEA had recommended that the company be blacklisted by seizing the tender deposit of USD 7,000 after the company did not show interest in the required contract after bagging it due to the low price tender.
The delay in the construction of these two substations has affected the projects being constructed in Dordi and Marsyangdi river basins.
The power of the project was wasted for a long time after the transmission line was interrupted by a Chinese contractor.
Although the project itself constructed the required 3.5 km long transmission line to the sub-station, the 132 KV Kirtipur sub-station to be constructed by the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) was not constructed on time and the NEA had to bear the loss.
It was revealed that Deepak Bhatta, a Nepali agent affiliated with Shenzhen Forddok Electronics and Gejuwa Company, which has been occupying West Seti for eight years, had only worked on the construction of the transmission line by submitting the fake details.
Officials of the Nepal Electricity Authority nicknamed Dipak as ‘Pappu’ of the electricity sector, reports Khabarhub.
The Marshyangdi-Kathmandu 220 KV double circuit transmission line, which was disrupted due to Chinese confusion, came into operation on June 17.
Similarly, Chinese company HuiZhou ZhongCheng Electronics did not supply electrical equipment including smart meters to NEA as per the agreement.
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