The Public Works Department (PWD) of Goa is facing increasing scrutiny after civil engineer Manoj S Pai Dukle filed detailed complaints alleging that M/s Bagkiya Constructions Pvt Ltd obtained more than Rs 1,000 crore in govern ment contracts using ma nipulated or forged work completion certificates. Dukle, a civil engineer from Navelim, claims the company secured enlist ment as a Class IAA (Super) contractor and thereby became eligible for major government projects, de spite the submission of documents that he says contained serious dis crepancies. He alleges that officials responsible for verification either failed to detect irregularities or ig nored them. In his complaint dated 15 August 2025, Dukle states that Bagkiya Constructions submitted three different versions of a completion certificate for the Mudi Tank Filling Scheme, orig inally issued by Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited (KNNL). According to him, the original Joint Venture (JV) agreement of 11 De cember 2019 names M/s Amrutha Constructions Pvt Ltd as the lead partner, with Bagkiya as an associate partner. However, he claims the versions submitted for various Goa tenders list Bagkiya as the lead part ner. He alleges that PWD Goa accepted these docu ments without examining the JV agreement, enabling what he calls fraudulently obtained enlistment.
Dukle also questions the validity of another certificate submitted for the Akka Mahadevi Memorial project in Shi vamogga district, valued at Rs 51.19 crore. He states that the project was actually executed through phased tenders rather than as a single eligible work, as represented. In a subsequent complaint filed on 13 November 2025, Dukle points to Clause 18.1 of the Revised Rules of Enlist ment of Contractors in PWD/WRD Goa–2020, which says that work experience gained under a Joint Venture cannot be used by individual partners for separate enlistment. He alleges that the enlistment committee ignored this rule and suggests that bias or vested interests may have influenced the process. He further says he has submitted a complaint to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Vigilance Department, but claims the inquiry is progressing extremely slowly. Al though several PWD offices acknowledged his complaints between 13 and 15 November 2025, he says there has been no visible action and warns he may approach the Bombay High Court (Goa Bench) if the matter continues to stagnate. A senior ACB officer has confirmed that the matter is still in the preliminary inquiry stage and that no offence has been registered so far. K Bagkiya Durai, Managing Direc tor of Bagkiya Constructions, denied the allegation that his firm submitted forged or manipulated documents and said the company is ready to cooperate with investigators. The allegations have raised concerns within Goa’s en gineering and contracting community about transparen cy and procedural integrity in public procurement. While PWD officials have declined to comment, many in the in dustry say the issue warrants an impartial and thorough investigation. The unfolding controversy is seen as a test of public confidence in the state’s tendering system and could reveal deeper systemic issues if the claims are proven.
