Gurugram, April 24 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Thursday has floated two tenders for door-to-door collection, segregation and transportation of municipal solid waste to overhaul the city's waste management system. The civic body has divided the city into two parts for the project. Cluster-I is pegged atRs.295.60 crore and Cluster-II at Rs.311.06 crore, bringing the total project cost to Rs.606.66 crore, said officials. The contracts will initially be awarded for five years, with a provision to extend them by up to four years based on performance. Ravindra Yadav, additional commissioner, MCG said the project aims to bring a structured and technology-driven approach to waste collection in Gurugram, which has long struggled due to irregular door-to-door collection and poor segregation practices. According to the tender documents, seen by HT, the selected agencies will be responsible for end-to-end waste management services, including door-to-door collection from residential, commercial and institutional establishments, segregation and transportation of waste to the processing site at Bandhwari. Cluster-I includes over 383,000 establishments, while Cluster-II covers around 335,000 units, including houses, apartments, shops, offices, street vendors and bulk waste generators. "The contractor will need to deploy adequate manpower, vehicles and equipment, create route plans for efficient collection and set up complaint redressal systems," he said. The tenders mandate strict timelines. The agency must deploy 50% of the required manpower and machinery within 30 days of signing the agreement and achieve full deployment within 60 days, officials said, adding that non-compliance can attract penalties or sacking. The MCG has set financial conditions, including an earnest money deposit (EMD) of 2% of the estimated project cost for general bidders and performance security of 10% of the annual contract value. The tenders also include concessions for Haryana-based micro enterprises and cooperative societies. "The project includes provisions for IT-enabled tracking of operations, maintenance of detailed records, and regular reporting of waste collection data," said Yadav. The contractor will also be required to establish a complaint redressal centre and coordinate with ward-level and MCG-level committees. The move comes amid growing concerns over Gurugram's waste management challenges, including repeated landfill fires at Bandhwari, unsegregated waste, and gaps in collection services....