KATHMANDU, Dec. 1 -- The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) has blacklisted 12 construction companies for delaying construction works and breaching the contracts as per the agreement.

Issuing a public notice on Wednesday, the PPMO barred the contractors from participating in any bidding process for the prescribed time period. Of the blacklisted companies, Bharat-Saptakoshi JV has been restricted from taking contracts for the next two and a half years. The company has been blacklisted upon the recommendation of the Road Division Office, Butwal.

Haigriwa-Siddhi Sai was found delaying construction of the Ranijamara-Kulariya Irrigation Project. The company was put on the blacklist for two years.

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