KATHMANDU: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO), functioning under the Prime Minister’s Office, has placed 18 construction companies on its blacklist.

In a notice released today, the office explained that the companies were blacklisted following recommendations from several organizations.

The blacklisting was done in accordance with Sub-section (1) of Section 63 of the Public Procurement Act, 2063, it said.

Among those blacklisted, Bhavya Construction, based in Palhinandan-2 and led by Umesh Singh, has been banned for three years.

RC Construction, located in Sundar Haraicha-12, Morang, and headed by Ramchandra Giri, has been blacklisted for two years.

Similarly, Sohan Awa JV of Ghorahi, Sohan Nirman Sewa, and Awa Construction Pvt. Ltd. have all received two-year blacklisting penalties.