In the execution of the project, under the responsibility of Celec, uncollected fines and construction defects were identified in the Toachi Alluriquín loading tunnel.
the value of the gloss It amounts to $93.6 million and involves three public officials who administered contracts and a Chinese construction company. The civil responsibilities derive from the special exam to the execution of the contracts signed between February 2015 and December 2019, for civil works, electro and hydromechanical works and inspection, for the Hydroelectric Project Toachi Pilaton.
Last December, the Directorate of Responsibilities of Comptroller issued two resolutions confirming glosses $29.8 million for non-compliance with contractual terms and $63.7 million for construction defects that made it impossible to start up the hydroelectric plant in the Toachi Alluriquín exploitation zone.
The audit, from which the sanctions are derived, was approved at the end of 2020 and indicates that the contractor did not justify the 970-day delay in the delivery of five milestones of the project, however, Celec did not impose the sanction of $ 29 .8 million for non-compliance with the estimated work schedules.
The auditors also noticed breakages, leaks and detachments of the lining concrete and the vault in the Toachi Alluriquín loading tunnel, “that put at risk the integrity of the infrastructure whose cost amounted to $63.7 million”, said the Comptroller. The entity added that structural failures prevented the start of operations in that section of the river.
The problems in the civil works are due to the fact that designs and construction methodologies were not used in accordance with the geological conditions of the area. The situation has prevented the Celec receives the project definitively and that, until the cut-off date of the control action (December 31, 2019), the hydroelectric plant starts operating, according to the control team.
#BULLETIN I In the special examination carried out on the execution of the Toachi Pilatón Hydroelectric Project, in charge of @CELEPOficial, the #CGE identified uncollected fines and construction defects in the loading tunnel #Toachi #Alluriquin.
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Other findings
During the special exam They were identified construction defects in the waterproofing screens for the Pilatón catchment area and the Toachi dam. These problems were caused by non-compliance with the procedures established in the specifications to achieve the necessary waterproofing, says the Comptroller. The entity also pointed out that the contractor did not review the coating designs or improve the construction methodology.
For these works the Celec pay $2.8 million and disbursed $64,866 in a consultancy for the diagnosis of the state of the catchment. The audit indicates that in-depth analyzes of the causes of the problems were not carried out, so the affected elements continued to deteriorate. The shortcomings could reduce the useful life of the structures, cause sinkholes and differentiated settlements, the study indicates. (DPV)
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