The Maharashtra Infrastructure Development Enabling Authority Act, 2018
The Maharashtra Infrastructure Development Enabling Authority Act, 2018
The Maharashtra Infrastructure Development Enabling Authority Act, 2018, regulates the submission, competitive bidding, and execution of public infrastructure projects in Maharashtra. It applies to state government departments, local government bodies, and private sector developers proposing public private partnerships or innovative, technology driven projects. This legislation matters because it establishes a specialized state authority to eliminate administrative delays through a single window clearance system. By legalizing a framework for unsolicited proposals and protecting original project designers during bidding, the Act aims to attract private investment, reduce public project costs, improve infrastructure quality, and ensure transparency in government contracts across the state.
Chapter I PRELIMINARY →
Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION OF AUTHORITY →
Chapter III INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS DELIVERY PROCESS →
- 6Procedure for Infrastructure Projects delivery.
- 7Grounds of rejection of proposal.
- 8Declaration of Original Project Proponent.
- 9Rights of Original Project Proponent.
- 10Submission of details of Project.
- 11Publication of provisional declaration of Project.
- 12Competitive bids.
- 13Eligibility criteria.
- 14Assignment of Project.
- 15Agreement with Project Entrepreneur.
- 16Nature of Concession Agreement.
- 17Implementation of Project.
- 18Appointment of Transaction Advisor.
Chapter IV MISCELLANEOUS →
- 19Single Window Clearance.
- 20Applicability of Information Technology Act, 2000.
- 21Transparency.
- 22Delegation of powers.
- 23Act to have overriding effect.
- 24Power to make rules.
- 25Power of Authority to make regulations.
- 26Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 27Power to remove difficulties.
- 28Repeal of Mah. Ord. VII of 2018 and saving.
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