The Executive Authority or Commissioner or Secretary, as the case may be, with the approval of the Village Panchayat or Panchayat Union Council or District Panchayat, as the case may be, shall pass orders in accordance with the provisions of Rule 22 in the case of works the value or the amount of which does not exceed estimate rate. If the lowest Tender is not accepted and the person making such a Tender is a person competent according to the Register of Contractors to execute the works, the matter shall be referred to the Executive Engineer (Rural Development) concerned and the decision of the Executive Engineer (Rural Development) shall be final. The reference and the order thereon shall contain clear and convincing reasons for not accepting the lowest Tender.
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24. Exceeding the estimate amount —In the case of works the value or the amount of work which exceeds the estimate amount the Tender shall be settled after obtaining concurrence from the Authority competent to sanction or as specified in Rule 25.
25. Acceptance of Tender for special reasons —Tenders which exceed the estimated rate or amount shall not ordinarily be accepted. Where on the ground of urgency or for other special reasons, if it is proposed to accept such Tenders, the previous approval of the Authority specified in column (2) of the Table below shall be obtained:— THE TABLE Value or the amount Authority of the work
(1) (2) 1 Not exceeding rupees fifty (a) The Assistant Executive Engineer (Rural Development).
thousand. If the Tender rate exceeds the estimate rate by not more than three per cent.
(b) The Executive Engineer (Rural Development), if the Tender rate exceeds the estimate rate by three per cent but not more than five per cent.
(c) The Superintending Engineer (Rural Development), if the Tender rate exceeds the estimate rate by five per cent but not more than fifteen per cent.
(d) State Government, if the Tender rate exceeds the estimate rate by more than fifteen per cent.
2 Exceeding rupees fifty (a) Executive Engineer (Rural Development), if the Tender thousand but not rate exceeds the estimate rate by not more than five exceeding rupees per cent.
three lakhs (b) Superintending Engineer (Rural Development), if the Tender rate exceeds the estimate rate by more than five per cent but not more than fifteen per cent.
(c) State Government, if the Tender rate exceeds the estimate rate by more than fifteen per cent.
3 Exceeding rupees three (a) Superintending Engineer (Rural Development), if the lakhs but not exceeding Tender rate exceeds the estimate rate by not more rupees five lakhs than fifteen per cent.
(b) State Government, if the Tender rate exceeds the estimate rate by more than fifteen per cent.
4 Exceeding rupees five State Government.
lakhs.