The executive president of the Urban Transportation Authority for Lima and Callao (ATU)David Hernández Salazar, denied that there are irregularities in the acquisition process of 40,000 video surveillance cameras that will be installed in 8,000 buses of the regular public transportation service.
In statements given to various television media, the head of the ATU specified that the process is still in progress and that it is carried out under criteria of publicity and transparency, in accordance with the mechanisms established by current regulations. In that sense, he stressed that, so far, there is no concluded award or signed contracts.
Hernández Salazar also denied the versions spread by a media outlet about an alleged favoring of a company owned by a Chinese citizen, recently linked to the Executive Branch.
“At this moment there is not even a contract, nor closed applicants,” he said.
The official assured that all institutional procedures are duly transparent, including the visits made by bidders during the process.
“We have the institutional processes duly transparent. Even institutional visits are recorded. We want to categorically distance ourselves from these speculations,” he said.
President of the ATU justifies changes in the bases of the camera contract
Regarding the changes made to the terms of the contract, Hernández explained that an extension of the deadline for the delivery of the cameras was approved, a measure that responded to queries made by the bidders themselves.
“Modifications have been made before and surely more will be made during the process,” he indicated, specifying that these types of adjustments are part of the regular dynamics of a public tender.
Finally, the executive president of the ATU estimated that, if there are no new modifications, the award process could conclude before the end of the month.
Peru needs us informed to make decisions. Subscribe for free to the Perú21 newsletter: THE TOP 5 NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY. Click on the next link.
