Serious cost overruns in the Sincelejo PAE

Investigate: Jeisson Fonseca

One of the most desired contracts in the Colombian Caribbean is the PAE of Sincelejowhich by 2024 reached 256 billion pesostaking into account the ESAL Public Invitation No. 001 -2024.

This contract was contractual and delivered to a single proponent by Mayor Yahir Acuña, who is being investigated for links to parapolitics.

The successful bidder is the Universal PAE Consortium 2024-2027which is made up of: Los Flamingos Foundation, Alcanzando Nuestros Sueños Foundation and Pro Children of Today for Men of Tomorrow Foundation, which together by 2022 have total assets of 33,395 billion pesos, which represents 13% of the commitment assumed.

Now, this contract has several inconsistencies, among them that There is only a Certificate of Budget Availability for about 58 billion pesosleaving 197 billion pesos in future periods to execute the contract, this with the authorization of the Sincelejo Council and with the resources of the senior adult program.

In short, covering a hole to make another.

Additionally, the following are some of the presented costs in his economic proposal.

1. The 1000 Liter galvanized sheet vertical freezer. Quantity: 29, where in the economic proposal each one has a value of 14.3 million pesos; However, it is on the market for 11 million pesos, with a approximate cost overrun per unit of 3.3 million pesos, for a total extra cost of 95.7 million pesos.

2. Industrial stove with 4 double positions. Quantity: 35, within the economic proposal each of them has a value of 3.6 million pesos; However, within Full House (a leading company in refrigeration issues) these have a cost of 2 million pesos. Generating a total extra cost in this item of 56 million pesos.

3. Vertical refrigerator 600-700 liters, no Frost. Quantity: 31, in the offer they have a unit cost of 9.7 million pesos, while in the market they cost 7 million pesos. The total extra cost is 83.7 million pesos.

4. Even in 2.5 liter plastic jugs. Quantity: 245, which within the economic proposal register a value of 19,500 pesos, while these on the market have a cost of 15 thousand pesos, with total cost overruns of up to 980 thousand pesos.

There are other items, evidencing the null controls and support from the control entities, in this case, to the cost overruns in the Sincelejo PAE.

Follow Periodismo Público on Google News.


Subscribe to our Whatsapp channel

 
For Latest Updates Follow us on Google News
 

-

PREV A new dinosaur with a Tehuelche name | Finding in Chubut made by Conicet researchers
NEXT They destroy 16 dredges and 5 backhoes in illegal gold exploitation, in the binational Amazon