The BMC, which is still in the throes of the R100-crore e-tendering scam, may be sitting on another ticking time bomb. RTI applications filed by mid-day have revealed that the e-tendering system, which the BMC claims will handle applications and awarding of all civic contracts by 2016, is riddled with flaws which could provide the perfect recipe for another scam.

The internal reports obtained by mid-day show how the civic e-tendering system is unable to handle bigger contracts, cannot accept the crucial financial component of bids, does not take into account cost escalations, details of sales and VAT and even currency adjustments if the tender is awarded to a global firm.