Congress desires to accumulate 93 break up wall and break up ceiling models amid the chilly climate. Photograph: CompositionLR/Andina/Diffusion
A current discovery that raises questions concerning the administration of the Congress of the Republic reveals the intention to accumulate 93 air-con models with important extra prices. The investigation carried out by “Cuarto Poder” exhibits that the costs quoted are greater than double the market costs, which quantities to over 1,316,000 soles.
Quoted Worth for Break up Wall Sort Air Conditioner 24,000 BTU/h with Inverter Know-how Congress was S/4,743 soles, whereas the worth in Peruvian compras was S/2,869 soles, leading to a distinction of S/1,874 soles, representing an approximate premium of 65%.
Within the case of a break up ceiling kind air-con 48,000 BTU/h, the worth in Congress was S/17,700 soles, whereas in Peru Compras it was S/6,000 soles, indicating a distinction of S/11,700 soles, evidencing the next value of roughly 195%.
Lastly, for a Break up Sort Flooring-Ceiling Air Conditioning 60,000 BTU/h with Inverter Know-how, the quoted value for 2 models was S/36,780 soles in Congress, whereas the market value for 2 equivalent models was S/15,598 soles (S/7,799 per unit). This represents a distinction of S/21,182 soles, which represents a premium of greater than 135%.
head of the Congress Provide Division, Eric Roy Moncadahas been recognized as accountable for validating these extreme costs. Moncada has averted giving a transparent clarification. In a rapidly organized interview, he stated that it was a “concurrent management doc” with out giving particulars concerning the irregularities indicated.
The state contracting knowledgeable, José Antonio Trelles, has famous that this example might represent against the law of collusion, provided that two of the three listed corporations – Inmobiliaria TWD SAC, JJD Refrigeración y Servicios SAC and Comercial Refrigeration Peru SAC – belong to the identical financial sector group, which eliminates any vestiges of truthful competitors within the tender.
The Congressional inside management report of Could 9 not solely confirms the overvaluation but additionally factors to irregularities within the means of choice and award of contracts for the acquisition of those break up wall and break up ceiling kind machines.
The investigation additionally revealed that one of many corporations, Inmobiliaria TWD SAC, which seems as a professional provider within the congressional market examine, has no expertise within the sale or set up of air-con gear. Nevertheless, it responded to the citation request, which Trelles stated might point out a previous settlement to boost costs.
Throughout an interview try, Moncada advised coordinating an official dialog by means of the official’s workplace, in a tone that didn’t cover his annoyance. The justification for the pressing buy of this gear is the alleged want to enhance working circumstances for congressional workers.
This new scandal provides to a collection of questions concerning the administration and transparency of Congress in issues of contracting and use of public funds. The proof collected, together with recordings and paperwork, proposes manipulation of the bidding course of that has not solely resulted within the inefficient use of state sources, but additionally calls into query the integrity of these in control of managing these processes. In current days it was additionally discovered that Legislative He employed a beer firm to enhance his polyclinic.
After being contacted by this journalistic program, which revealed irregularities within the acquisition of air-con gear, the Comptroller’s Workplace of the Republic intervened and warned concerning the anomalies discovered.
In response to rising public stress and oversight of the management physique, Congress determined to vary the supplier to ensure transparency and keep away from the overvaluation discovered within the preliminary course of. This motion, though late, displays an try and appropriate the course of the acquisition within the face of proof of poor administrative practices and potential conflicts of curiosity.
Congress hires a beer provider to purchase doorways and home windows for its polyclinic
The “Fourth Property” additionally uncovered one other scandal in Congress. Within the journalistic program on Could 19, irregularities have been revealed within the direct award means of greater than 250,000 soles for the set up of doorways, home windows, submersible pumps and elevators for disabled individuals within the new well being heart. In response to the investigation, the ultimate three corporations for this contract are suppliers of beer and flowers, not specialists in constructing supplies.
The report additionally identified that the administration of the Congress president, Alejandro Sotofee for this stuff was permitted at considerably inflated costs. A doc from the legislative department itself revealed that the price of gear for the brand new parliamentary well being heart was properly above market worth.