19.2.1. Renegotiation "strategic"
The Carrizal Chone II Project, valued at USD 102.9. million was signed on November 22 2006, financed by the State Bank and implemented by the consortium Odebrecht-Hidalgo.
But the new administration of President Correa, came to challenge the contract, being predatory. And it became a holding pattern.
On May 3, 2007, Finance Minister Ricardo Patino announced that it had reached a "technical economic agreement" with the contractor, as it was found that the cost of the work allowed to have more coverage than that provided in original contract.
funding was not confirmed as quickly and rather President Correa to intimidate and "negotiate" better late June stressed that the work has a high premium. "The infrastructure to irrigate one hectare should not cost more than $ 2,000 and in this project costs $ 20,000," he argued.
and formed a committee to review the contract. The 5-member commission could not reach a unanimous decision. While 2 of them (Otton and Susana Zevallos Dueñas) recommended to rescind the contract, the other 3 were inclined to continue with the company and installed "because he knows the middle" and "because it would allow the immediate start" of the works.
Government went on to state that renders obsolete the Phase II contract. Technical Polytechnic (ESPOL) and the Corporate Average Manabi Water Management (CRM) started (The Journal August 9, 2007) analysis of costs is CRM for the new bidding process.
Enrique Lozada, chief executive of the MCA, said that this work is sincerely accounts because there are costs that are over 30 percent. "These prices are there and were approved by the previous administration," said Lozada.
The president of CRM, Xavier Valencia, meanwhile, confirmed that there will be new bid, ruling that will make a direct award, but needed the Ministry of Economy official the decision to rescind the agreement to convene the committee recruitment and declare null and void the process. After that restart the new tendering process would take about six months.
And the months passed. Far
concrete that termination of the contract with Odebrecht, which takes place the new bidding process, the January 25, 2008 was finally signed the contract for $ 84.9, ie 14 percent (USD 18 million of apparent savings) which was signed at the end of the government of Alfredo Palacio.
Odebrecht was argued that the lowered unit costs of inputs and even increased a thousand hectares of irrigated area. Apparently "big business" driven by the Government. And he boasted of its "success."
19.2.2. Reduction of flow in 40.7%
On September 16, 2008, the Secretary National Anti-Corruption Arrata Alfredo Vera, sent a memorandum to President Rafael Correa, which caution against the new contract, which was already running.
The reduction of 14 percent achieved this government actually had a decrease in flow capacity of 40.7 percent.
Vera, defended his comments, explaining that:
a) The length of pipes is reduced by 4 km;
b) lines are deleted and replaced with larger diameter of smaller diameter ... reducing the capacity for future expansion;
c) In a similar project in Sevilla materials and Cordova in Spain, with similar diameters and equal extensions, the price is only 36 million ", 60 percent less.
d) Comparing the two contracts are reduced thicker pipes up to 2.2 meters in diameter, while it increased the thinnest;
e) The pipe used is more PVC fiberglass, known as the GRP and is built in a factory Guayaquil, however, the pipes that are manufactured in Colombia are U.S. $ 10 million cheaper.
f) There is evidence of collusion that come from Phase I that built it Odebrecht and extending to the present using the assembly CRM.Los auditors and the Democratic Popular Movement (MPD), Jorge Escala and Abel Avila requested (http://comision.asambleanacional.gov.ec/blogs/abel_avila/ blog/2008/11/17/asambleistas-del-mpd-inician-fiscalizacion-a-la-construccion-de-la-ii-etapa-del-sistema-de-riego-carrizal-chone /) on 17 November 2008 the President of the Legislative Audit Commission Fernando Cordero, the hearing on the Committee on Government Procurement and Transparency, the Executive Director of the Water Management Regulatory Agency of Manabi, Alex Alcivar and former Secretary National Anti-Corruption Alfredo Vera Arrata, to explain the inconsistencies in the supplementary contract of Carrizal Chone irrigation system, which show evidence of collusion. Interested in knowing why:
• The project's irrigation capacity decreased by 40.65%
• The length of the pipe is reduced by 4.00 km. •
lines are deleted and replaced with larger diameter for each child, reducing the capacity for future expansion, greatly harming the beneficiaries of the irrigation area
But the request was not served and those officials did not appear before the Legislature, so far, .. And it's much more than a year.
On the other hand, the "renegotiation" driven by the government of Rafael Correa with Brazil's Odebrecht highlighted by Diario Hoy (16 February 2009), in theory, looking for a savings of $ 18 million, news that was exposed as a "victory" by the minister of the Coast, Ricardo Patiño ( Chancellor today.) However, according to a report by the National Anti-Corruption Secretariat, at the request of the Presidency of the Republic, states that there was no such saving, but rather decreased the technical capacity of the project. "It reduces the carrying capacity (pipeline) continuous water and its future expansion, forcing the project to rely on lots of water in reservoirs," reads the report.
19.2.3. Official cover contributed to perfect the scam
CRM
always in the expected orders of Central Government for the settlement of the contract and to block the consummation of the scam. There was no interest on the part of managers from the MCA to promote the investigation of the case and to fulfill the political offer made by the PAIS Alliance, with which Ecuadorians duped by offering to run the "Revolution Ethics and Corruption" and thus enticed us to rise to power.
The story reviewed the December 16, 2008 on the web (http://ticsdemanabi.net/noticias/index. Php? Blog = 10 & page = 1 & disp = posts & paged = 2) comes to reveal that now elected director of the powerful National Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control, Ab. Cedeño Fernando Rivadeneira is coalesced and concealed the aforementioned robbery that was perpetrated, in which event the board was involved in the CRM, which Cedeño was one of its members.
Cedeño, director of Alianza PAIS in Portmore in 2006, cultivated a close friendship with Eq Ricardo Patino and participated actively in the political campaign that brought him to power with Rafael Correa and his group.
being appointed as Minister of Economy Patiño, this in turn rewarded for their political support Cedeño, appointing him as Secretary General Ministry of Economy, while, he endorsed as his representative to the Board of the CRM on January 17, 2007.
Cedeño was in the CRM until April 2008. At this time, participated in the sourcing decisions of the CRM. In this condition, far from promoting the termination of the contract with Odebrecht, which takes place the new bidding process, validated the "renegotiation" that materialize when the January 25, 2008 it signed the new contract.
is, Cedeño was aware of the changes (reduction of pipe to reduce the water carrying capacity) that were introduced in the renegotiated contract, and it was later reported by the owner of the National Anti-Corruption (SENACOR).
As has been customary in Manabi, the silence of Cedeño, while covering up the illicit must have had a high price.
19.2.4. Attorney shares responsibility
cover
There were no national or provincial body to hear complaints control of Alfredo Vera to verify Alfredo Vera research and to boost its prosecution and punishment. Camilo
Mena, SENACOR official recalled that President Correa (Diario Hoy, Black and White, October 20, 2008) forced the association to reduce the amount of the contract, after "the premium detected." However, claims that this has not been fulfilled in practice because the developer has reduced the diameter of the pipe (and save costs.)
Mena added that the Comptroller stated that in Colombia created a work of similar characteristics, whose line "costs 35% less", despite the Carrizal Chone project is manufactured by the company Odebrecht in Portoviejo.
For all this, the Senacor filed a complaint with the Attorney General has asked Tosagua and inspections to verify the work. There was no decision on how to terminate the contract (or unilateral termination by mutual agreement), since that depended on the Attorney General, he said then.
The complaint came to present the Prosecutor Vera Tosagua, "sleeping the big sleep," so far, as has been characteristic of the inspection bodies in the case of irregularities committed by officials who have links with central power.
19.2.5. Award for an unconditional correísta and rooting damage to
Manabi Manabi
While a new episode of "business" was forged in the CRM (now Senagua), the Ab. Cedeño Fernando Rivadeneira, continued to enjoy the delights of authority issued by the Alliance home and broad sponsorship of Ricardo Eq Patiño, beyond the Ministry of Economy, as it was named:
a) Representative of the Ministry of Finance to the Directorate of Civil Aviation;
b) Deputy Director General of the Social Security Institute, the first months of 2008 and,
c) Deputy Director of Civil Registry through March 2009;
d) Finally, by "competition" organized by the National Electoral Council, was selected as chief adviser of the powerful Council of Citizen Participation (CPCCS) in March 2010.
the other hand, Decree 1348 of September 23, 2008, President Rafael Correa, in a fit of rage and recklessness, ordered the confiscation of assets Odebrecht expulsion of senior executives and the "initiation" of lawsuits for fraud for damages in the San Francisco hydroelectric plant.
The "Act of Termination", the construction contract for phase II Carrizal Chone system, which was signed by the leaders of the CRM and the Brazilian firm Odebrecht in the middle of last month (November 2008), allowed to terminate the lease . While Odebrecht
settled their staff, proceeded to settle the contract and paid a final bill of $ 10 million, the company Carrizal Chone SA took up the work left unfinished Odebrecht, outsourcing the execution of the work to subcontractors Odebrecht.
After the departure of Odebrecht, the Water Management Regulatory Manabi (CRM) has awarded the continuation of the project (El Diario, 16/Febrero/2009) to Eseico & Coinfra.
However, behind the late delivery of the advance of USD 22 million to advance the implementation of the work, a dispute erupted between the subcontractors who previously worked with Odebrecht. According to Jaime Morillo, legal representative of the subcontractor Venrental and Associates, the award of contract to Eseico & Coinfra, Galarza group, there was not a call for tender.
"Negotiated only with them thus violating procurement laws, and not given the opportunity to participate to other subcontractors who submitted proposals cheaper, "said the representative of Venrental
The Journal also reviewed that the contract was awarded to Eseico & Coinfra worth over USD 33 million, nearly $ 4 million more than the proposed Venrental & Associates (USD 29 million approximately) and the same value of the initial offer by Odebrecht.
The CRM was supported them in Decree 1383 issued by President Correa, which declared an emergency at Carrizal-Chone and other projects. That is, no transparency and "finger" was re-contract the execution of works with costs and damages millionaires.
Finally, have spent months and work has not been restarted. The former CRM (now Senagua) argues that waiting, the disbursement of USD 22 million to continue the execution of the work. Today April 1, 2010 will not know until when will have to wait.
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