Jazmin de la Vegaholder of Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing (CIV), offered a press conference at the National Palace of Culture this April 11, in which he assured that there were irregularities in the construction projects of Bicentennial schools developed in the government of Alejandro Giammattei.
The minister said that filed complaints before him Public ministry for construction projects 14 Bicentennial schoolsof which only one has been finished.
According to De la Vega, the officials who intervened in the preparation of bidding rules for having benefited from a single supplier.
“In this case, it is the director and deputy director of the State Building Construction Unit (UCEE) and the officials what may be involved and that his participation must be established by Public ministry”, detailed De la Vega.
According to the minister, in the requirements of the bidding rulesthe use of a “lego PVC” material was established, which only offered by one provider.
“If you go and see those schools, you realize the poor construction quality and the problems of leaks and others defects. It should have been allowed any other contractor will participate“, he pointed.
Furthermore, he indicated that the cost of each school ranges between Q45 million to Q60 million and that with that amount materials could have been used “with which it has always been built”.
The minister also said that they made dismissals of personal with whom “it was” impossible to work”.
“The Directorate of Highways is being dismissed general secretary, administrative deputy director, bosses of Accounting, Legal Advice and Human Resourcesfor having lent themselves to these bad habits“, he pointed.
He also said that three schools have a “significant progress” and it is requested that they be finished with quality, “not like that of we parramoswhere there is an inauguration plaque placed but it is not finished“, said.
He also participated in the conference Santiago Palomohead of the National Commission against Corruptionwho indicated that it is analyzed report to others “senior officials” As the minister o former ministers that could have been involved in the anomaliesbut pointed out that the Public Ministry must investigate.
Conference of CIV authorities
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