The director of Public Procurement, Pablo Seitz, confirmed that the institution in his charge is monitoring the contract for the construction of the new grinding train at the Petropar alcohol plant in Mauricio José Troche (Guairá), for which some US$ $ 6 million, but that 10 months after the signing of the bond they barely made a landfill.
Seitz explained that three months after signing the contract, the company Structure Engineering SA (EISA) was disqualified by the Directorate of Public Procurement (DNCP) and the case related to the new grinding train at the Petropar alcohol plant in Mauricio José Troche (Guairá), was sent for verification.
Said verification consists of a constant monitoring in attention to the teething problems that arose during the adjudication stage and thus be able to determine the “possible delay” in the works.
Also, Seitz indicated that there is a limit of tolerance in terms of delay, which translates into fines up to a termination of the contract.
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“If the contract is terminated, it is important to mention that there is an insurance policy, which indicates that 100% of the advance payment must be reimbursed”, said Seitz in conversation with Universo 970 AM of Nación Media.
THE CASE
The promise of the new grinding train which was awarded in December 2021 who until a week ago was still president of Petropar, Denis Lichi, translated into a nail for the state company and for the thousands of sugarcane growers who hoped to have a modern plant of grinding that devours its production.
According to the deal, the term of delivery of the work was of 12 months; “including all the tests, having satisfied all the indicated requirements”, but two months after the expiration of the time contemplated in the document, not a single material has been placed in the place.
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Lichi had benefited from the contract worth G. 195,299 million, about US$ 28.7 million to the company Estructura Ingeniería SA (EISA), signature attributed to Mr. Alberto Palumbo, a friend of the Vice President of the Republic, Hugo Velázquez, at a time when he was in a strong campaign as a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic for 2023. The award was highly questioned because its cost is 6 times more expensive than infrastructures of the same type erected in the Brazilian market.
The millionaire contract contemplates a juicy advance equivalent to 20% of the total amount of the agreement, which was disbursed quickly without any major advances being seen in return.
