Public Works Department provides infrastructural support for both original and repair works to all the departments directly under the Govt. of West Bengal.
Application for permission for road cutting/ road crossing by PHED to PWD and request for shifting of pipelines by PWD to PHED are to be placed before the concerned Superintending Engineer of the concerned Department.
Recruitment Rules for Electrical Engineers (Chief Engineer, Additional Chief Engineer, Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineer, Assistant Engineer) under Public Works Dte.
There should normally be no post tender negotiations. If at all negotiations are warranted under exceptional circumstances, then it can be with L1, (Lowest tenderer) only.
Governor is pleased, in the interest public service, to engage Sub-Assistant Engineers on contractual basis through placement agency of WBHDCL in different divisions of PWD at a consolidate remuneration of Rs. 15000/- only.
Governor has been pleased to accord approval for disposal of scrap/ condemned/ obsolete items through e-auction portal of MSTC Limited for which upto 3% of the H1 (sale value) may be allowed to MSTC Limited as service charges.
Governor is pleased to raise/ enhance the ceiling of monthly expenditure for the inspection vehicles used only by the officers of this department as mentioned below.
A permanent recruitment committee is being set up to conduct the examination process for appointment to Group-C posts under die-in harness category in Public Works Department.
Restructuring of three circles under PW Electrical wing namely, PW (El) Circle-I, PW (El) Circle-IV and PW (El) Resource Circle with their administrative jurisdiction under PW Dte.
Governor is further pleased to direct that a Bid Evaluation Committee (BEC) be constituted under Superintending Engineers who are the tender inviting authorities for all works beyond the tender accepting power of Executive Engineers.
Procedure for execution of works at a short tender notice for emergent works e.g. Visit of High level dignitaries for which PWD is required to make arrangement for Pandal, Lighting etc.