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The directive of the Departmental Legislative Assembly (ALD) made nine observations to the contracting process for the purchase of 41 ambulances. The points questioned range from non-compliance to miscalculation of reference prices.
On January 26, the office of the Government sent the ALD documentation on the hiring process. After reviewing the documents, the departmental Legislative directive sent a letter to Governor Jhonny Mamani’s office, in which he reports nine observations and four recommendations.
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The nine observations made in the letter sent to Mamani, to which he agreed, are reproduced below. Page Seven Digital:
1.- Failure to comply with requirements as established by Supreme Decree 0181 for direct contracting, and Law 1178.
2.- Non-compliance with the Basic Rules for the Contracting of goods and Services.
3.- Miscalculation of the reference prices for the acquisition of the 41 ambulances.
4.- For signing a Term Extension Resolution that only benefits the company Estefals Logistics.
5.- Resolution to extend the deadlines for submitting the proposal prepared by the RPC.
6.- The qualification report does not record the total number of signatures of the Commission, showing that 50% do not make up said report. Report that was submitted to the Executive recommending the hiring of said ambulances.
7.- That the direct contracting process does not comply with the norms of Supreme Decree 0181.
8.- In accordance with the contract signed and protocolized on January 5, 2022, the delivery of the 41 ambulances should have been carried out, a fact that did not happen, for which the execution of the policy and the resolution of the contract correspond.
9.- Due to the contracting modality, this process should have been carried out observing Art. 67 of Supreme Decree 0181 and not Art. 70 of the same norm.
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In the document, in which there is no reference to whether or not the Governor is responsible, it is recommended to annul all contracting processes signed with Estefals Logistics, in addition to initiating a process against that company. It is also suggested to prosecute the officials in charge of the hiring process, in addition to disassociating them from the Government.
