Now, a fresh tender to remove Princess
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, OCT 18
Yet another tender was floated today to remove the ill-fated River
Princess, which has made the Sinquerim beach its home for last 10 years.
The new tender was floated after Salgaocar Mining Industries Private
Limited (SMIPL) and the River Princess Hatao Manch (RPHM), who had
offered to remove the ship free of cost, backed out expressing inability
to give a bank guarantee of Rs 10 crore.
This forced the government to float new tenders and invite fresh bids.
Director of Tourism Swapnil Naik when contacted said that the government
has made certain points clear in the fresh tender.
“Basically we have made some clauses clear,” Naik told Herald.
He said that the tender is now clear about the performance guarantee of
Rs 10 crore, which was only Rs 1 crore earlier.
Naik also stated that the government has also made its stand clear on
the no cure, no pay.
“The clause of no cure no pay also existed in the last tender but that
created confusion as we now understand that there are many meanings to
the term,” he said.
“This time we have clearly mentioned that we won’t pay anything till the
ship is removed,” Naik said.
According to the tender advertisement, the last date for submitting the
bids is November 1.
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