State Act

Punjab Roads & Bridges Development Board (PRBDB) Act

1[3-A. In addition to the powers and duties mentioned in section 3, the Board shall exercise the powers and perform the following functions and duties as mentioned below: - (a) to aid and advise the Government in formulation and implementation of policies, schemes, projects and programmes for improving the quality of road network and bridges in the State; (b) to promote efficiency and cost effectiveness in development, construction, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, improvement, expansion, alteration, replacement, operation and maintenance of roads and bridges in the State; (c) to promote private participation and public private partnership in the infrastructure projects including heritage buildings; (d) to undertake on its own or on behalf of the Government, the infrastructure projects, including heritage buildings with private participation on build operate and transfer basis or any other basis as may be agreed upon between the parties with the approval of the Government and for this purpose to award or grant any rights, privileges, financial incentives, benefits, leases or concessions, as the case may be, subject, however, to the condition that such award or grant shall be made on the basis of the competitive bidding or any other method, which the Government may, by order, specify : (e) to determine the terms and conditions of concessions, loans and contractual arrangements including preparation of all the necessary documents, bids, tender documents, concession Agreements and other contracts including various contractual arrangements with the advice or assistance of internal or external consultants; (f) to acquire, hold, develop or construct any property, moveable or immovable and to licence, lease, exchange, sell or otherwise permit the use of any such property for any infrastructure projects undertaken by the Board on its own or on behalf of State Government with private participation on the basis of any models of contract specified in Schedule II of the Punjab Infrastructure (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 or on any such other basis, as the Government, may, by order, specify; (g) to undertake restoration, upkeep, maintenance and operation of any heritage building, entrusted to it by the Government; (h) to undertake any other work or function, assigned to it by the Government in furtherance of the objectives of this Act; and (i) to perform functions and to do actions incidental or consequential or which are more effectual in the discharge of functions and duties and in the exercise of powers, conferred under this Act.]