Gurgaon's door-to-door waste collection project, estimated at Rs 606 crore, is set to reach a decisive point on Tuesday. The high-powered purchase committee (HPPC) of the Haryana government will deliberate on the tender, focusing on rate negotiations. The contracts, if awarded, are expected to span five years with possible extensions based on performance.
Under the proposed arrangement, selected agencies will collect segregated waste from households, commercial establishments, and institutions, transporting it to the Bandhwari landfill. The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has relied on temporary measures for nearly two years while the urban local bodies (ULB) department repeatedly revised the tender framework for a permanent solution.
The project has a troubled history. Since June 2024, when MCG terminated its contract with Ecogreen due to poor performance, the waste collection system has been in flux. Sources indicate that four bidders have qualified for the financial stage. Two agencies will be selected, one for each of the city's two clusters: Cluster 1 (zones 1 and 4) and Cluster 2 (zones 2 and 3). The tender was floated in April after restructuring the city into two operational clusters to improve accountability.
A Delhi-based firm and a Maharashtra-based firm are reportedly the lowest bidders (L1) and likely to secure the contract. This project is among the largest civic service contracts by MCG, ending nearly two years of uncertainty. The rates quoted by all four bidders will be examined during Tuesday's HPPC meeting, where negotiations will precede final approval.
A senior MCG official stated, "We have four agencies shortlisted after technical evaluation for two clusters and four zones. Rates will be negotiated in the HPPC meeting on Tuesday, and a final decision on rate approval will pave the way to streamline doorstep waste collection."
The tender includes stringent performance conditions, such as penalties for missed collections, failure to maintain waste segregation, and poor efficiency. Contractors may face financial deductions if collection efficiency falls below benchmarks, and repeated violations could lead to contract termination.
Initially, MCG proposed separate contracts for each of the four zones but revised the model after multiple changes to the request for proposal (RFP) and consultations with the ULB department. Since 2024, temporary arrangements have led to irregular garbage collection and sanitation issues. The ULB department revised the RFP several times in waste collection contracts, as reported earlier.
