Did former CM Devendra Fadnavis’s letter compel the Shiv Sena-ruled BMC to go back to the 80:20 payment formula for payment to road contractors? On September 11, Fadnavis had raised a red flag over contractors quoting rates nearly 30 per cent below the estimated cost for road tenders. 

In his letter to BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, the BJP leader mentioned that bidders for road tenders have quoted rates that are abnormally low and non-workable. “The bidders will blow up the measurement or put in far/excess/extra items to make up for the pricing,” the letter mentioned.