The tender process for the Sun Koshi–Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project has been cancelled, according to reports, as financial proposals were scheduled to be opened on Monday. The cancellation affects the procurement process for the multipurpose infrastructure scheme, but the available information does not identify the reason for the decision or say what will happen next.
Cancellation comes ahead of proposal opening
The decision was reported at a point when bidders’ financial proposals were due to be opened. That timing puts the cancellation immediately before a significant step in the tender process, when financial offers would have been considered. The report does not provide further details about the bids, the companies involved or whether the proposal-opening date had been formally postponed before the process was cancelled.
The cancellation concerns the tender process for the project, rather than a reported change to the project’s stated multipurpose nature. No details have been provided about whether the procurement will be restarted, revised or replaced by another arrangement. The available report also does not specify whether the cancellation applies to a particular contract package or to the project’s tender process as a whole.
Project details and next steps remain unclear
The Sun Koshi–Marin Diversion is described as a multipurpose infrastructure project. Beyond that broad description, the information provided with the report does not set out the project’s technical scope, implementation schedule, cost, expected benefits or the agencies responsible for its delivery. Those details are therefore not included here.
The cancellation has drawn attention because the scheme is the subject of economic and political interest. However, no specific reaction from government officials, political parties, bidders or other stakeholders is included in the available information. Nor is there a stated explanation for the timing of the decision, despite financial proposals having been scheduled for opening on Monday.
The immediate questions are whether the tender will be reissued and whether a new timetable will be announced. No replacement date or decision on the project’s procurement route has been reported. Further information from the responsible authorities would be needed to establish the reason for the cancellation and its effect on the project’s next steps. The report on the tender cancellation does not provide those details.
