date:Sep 20, 2018
as eliminated and lessened the competition besides manipulating the bidding process in respect of the impugned tender floated by OMCs.
The bidders who participated in respect of the depots located in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, in response to the joint tender floated by OMCs, were found to have acted in a concerted and collusive manner in submitting their bids.
This was evidenced from the prices quoted, quantities offered and the explanations given by the parties. Such collusion