The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has prima facie found that the Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) suffered a financial loss of ₹1.18 crore due to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for municipal works taken up between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 financial years.

ACB Guntur DSP T.V.V. Pratap Kumar disclosed the findings to the media on Tuesday after the conclusion of a two-day search operation at the GMC.

He said the ACB had initially identified 156 works for scrutiny. After removing duplicate entries, 152 works were taken up for examination. Preliminary verification indicated that irregularities in the tender-awarding process had caused a loss of ₹1.18 crore to the municipal corporation.

Mr. Pratap Kumar said the amount was only a preliminary estimate based on works for which payments had been completed. Dues were still pending in several contracts and the extent of the financial loss could increase after a detailed examination of all records.

“The searches conducted since yesterday have identified 152 works after removing duplicate entries. We have prima facie established that the Guntur Municipal Corporation suffered a loss of ₹1.18 crore,” he said.

He said the physical search operation had been completed and the records seized or collected during the exercise would be examined at the ACB office as part of the further investigation.

Some tender-related documents were not available with the GMC and could not be verified during the searches, he said. The ACB would conduct a detailed verification of the available records and examine the missing documents as part of the investigation into the alleged irregularities in the award of municipal works.