The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) is planning to purchase 26 fire tenders and two water bowsers, Municipal Services Executive District Officer (EDO) Masood Alam told The News on Friday.
Alam said that tenders were invited for this purchase about a week ago, and a number of companies related to the fire tenders business participated in the process. He said that 14 fire tenders would be purchased with Asian Development Bank (ADB) funding, while 12 fire tenders would be purchased with CDGK funding. He said that the average price of one fire tender is around Rs7 million, and thus, approximately Rs182 would be required to purchase the 26 fire tenders.
The EDO maintained that shortly after technical evaluation of the bids, purchase orders would be placed with successful companies. He said that it would take three to four months to induct the new fire tenders in the fleet of the city government; however, this time frame would start once order are placed and other necessary formalities are fulfilled.
Alam said that apart from these new tenders, 26 fire tenders are being refurbished at a workshop. Once the new tenders are inducted and the old ones successfully refurbished, the strength of the fleet would enhance to above eighty.
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