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Several hundreds of government offices in Kerala will need to be maintained for which painting works are regularly undertaken. Last year, close to three hundred tenders were published by the government agencies in Kerala for painting works. Unless road and canal construction, where one or two agencies specialize in handling the work, the painting works are undertaken by a large number of procuring entities. Though painting the buildings account for majority of the advertised tenders, agencies such as the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) advertised tenders for painting of storage tank and the Indian army engaged agencies to paint vehicles. Also, the Airports Authority of India called for bids to paint the airport runway, apron and taxiway.
Kerala, also known as the god’s own country, is known for its greenery and backwaters. A lot of importance is given to greenery development in the State. There are over 50 national parks and botanical gardens in the State such as the Periyar national park, Marine drive park and Brindavan garden. About 275 tenders were published last year in Kerala for park development. Kerala tourism development corporation, LSGD Kerala and the department of forests and wildlife actively advertised took up the development of parks and gardens in Kerala. Many different parks are constructed such as the children park and eco friendly park. Also, landscape development and garden maintenance works were undertaken.
The several hundreds of government agencies require different types of manpower, whom the government agencies in Kerala engage on a contract basis. Over 650 tenders were published for hiring manpower by the Kerala government agencies during the last year. The various types of manpower hired by the government are computer operators, security guards and drivers. Besides these, certain specialists were hired such as artificers, pump operators and healthcare support staff.
Top ranked works procurement by government agencies in Kerala
Kerala has in excess of 3.3 Lakh kilometers of road infrastructure, which needs to be continuously maintained and extended. To address this requirement, government agencies in Kerala advertised in excess of fifty thousand tenders during the last year for relaying of roads, repairing of existing roads and construction of new road infrastructure. The key advertisers of the road tenders are the Local Self Government Department (LSGD) and the Kerala Public Works Department (PWD). They constructed different types of roads such as WBM road, tar road, BT road and Cement Concrete roads. Also, 4 lane elevated corridors were constructed and rural roads were repaired.
In the State of Kerala, there are over thirty three thousand Anganwadis, where children under six, pregnant women and lactating mothers are provided services. In excess of 5000 tenders were advertised during the last year for the construction and maintenance of Anganwadi centres in Kerala. LSGD and the Directorate of Rural Development Kerala were actively involved in the procurement of Anganwadi works. Many different types of works were undertaken in relation to Anganwadi such as construction of new Anganwadis, renovation of the existing set-up, electrification and maintenance of Anganwadis.
The canal infrastructure in Kerala exceeds 5000 kilometers, which needs regular maintenance and is being upgraded by the government to support the ever-important Agricultural sector. More than three thousand tenders were published during the last year for strengthening and desilting of canal infrastructure. A significant percentage of these tenders were published by the department of Irrigation, Kerala. Many different types of works were undertaken such as lining of the canal, leak prevention works and grass clearance in the canals.
Top ranked goods procurement by government agencies in Kerala
Just as it with any state government, civil construction is a key spend area for the government. During the last financial year, government agencies in Kerala advertised over two thousand tenders for purchasing construction materials. The key buyers of construction materials in the State are Local Self Government Department (LSGD) and Kerala Public Works Department. Many public sector undertakings (PSU) operating in the State such as NALCO and Indian Army advertised tenders for the procurement of construction materials. Many different items are purchased under this category namely, Asphalt, sand and materials to be supplied for labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee scheme.
With the ever-increasing computerization, government agencies in Kerala actively purchased computers during the last year by advertising 898 tenders. The Kerala Higher Education department and the department of Industrial training were key buyers of computers. A few PSU’s such as the National Institute of Fashion Technology and the Indian Space Research Organization purchased desktops. Workstation, industrial PCs, high-end machines with Intel i9 CPUs highlight the different types of desktops purchased by the government. In a few cases, the government agencies required the vendors to buy back their old computers and submit a quote for providing new computers.
Many government establishments such as the universities, quality checking institutions and research organizations in Kerala purchased laboratory equipments. More than six hundred laboratory equipment tenders were published in the last financial year. The key buyers of lab equipments were the Kerala University and the Commissionerate of Food Safety. A few public sector undertakings located in the state such as the ISRO and the Indian council of Agricultural Research purchased lab equipments also. Refer below for a few lab equipments purchased by the government: Centrifuge, beakers, genetic analyzers and orbital shakers.
Two key buyers are there for vehicle spares in Kerala: Indian army and the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). The KSRTC has 6000+ buses for which spare parts will need to be purchased. Similarly, Indian army has many military vehicles for which spare parts are required. In the last financial year, five hundred tenders were published by government agencies in Kerala for the procurement of vehicle spares. Wind shield, oil, fuel cut off solenoid and clutch cylinder are a few items purchased by the Kerala government agencies under this category.
The Kerala government has a robust health care system and has devised policies such as Aardram Mission and Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi for universal health care. Many essential medicines are provided free of charge in government hospitals in Kerala. To address the medicine requirements of the 1200+ hospitals, government agencies advertised 307 tenders during the last financial year. The key buyer of medicines in the Kerala state are the Directorate of Medical education. Among the PSUs, Southern Railways purchased medicines. Many different types of medicines are purchased by the government such as Dasatinb tablet, 2 compartment petri dish, sterline bone cement and Alpha ketoanalogue oral tablets.
What is the quarter on quarter break-up of the tenders published by the government agencies in Kerala during FY 2023-2024?
A quarterly break-up of the tenders is provided below:
- April 2023 - June 2023: 32013 tenders
- July 2023 - September 2023: 52046 tenders
- October 2023 - December 2023: 72739 tenders
- January 2024 - March 2024: 83655 tenders
The last quarter accounted for 34% of the tenders published during the year.
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