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07-04-2011, 01:50 PM
The Presidency has announced that a tender will be held for the contracting of the US$389 million roadway from Pedernales to Hondo Valle in the center and south of the border region with Haiti. The Presidency recently revoked an order that granted the work to a local and Brazilian consortium without tender after the news was made public.
Luis Sifres of the Public Works Engineering Supervisory Office of the Presidency (OISOE) said that the first phase involved building 102 kilometers of highway but the plan is to build a complete 250 kilometers of the roadway with a total investment of US$700 million.
As reported in El Caribe, the construction is important for improving migratory and phyto-sanitary controls and security with Haiti.
The Presidency had granted the contract for building the highway to a consortium including a company linked to the president of a local TV station. Online newspaper elsiglo21.com reported that the government allocated the contract to Channel 5 owner Juan Ramon Gomez Diaz. A company named Andres y Camila Materiales y Construcciones was allocated the construction in association with Brazilian construction firm Andrade Gutierrez. A presidential power of attorney was granted to the OISOE to sign the contract for the construction on 7 June, based on a declaration of urgency of the construction issued on 11 February. The government argued that Law 340-06 on Procurement contemplates the urgency declaration in cases of natural tragedies. The work was for US$389 million plus a counterpart contribution of US$77.8 million by the state. The financing of the public work is not mentioned. Brazilian companies have secured Brazilian export agency financing (BNDES) in the past.
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Luis Sifres of the Public Works Engineering Supervisory Office of the Presidency (OISOE) said that the first phase involved building 102 kilometers of highway but the plan is to build a complete 250 kilometers of the roadway with a total investment of US$700 million.
As reported in El Caribe, the construction is important for improving migratory and phyto-sanitary controls and security with Haiti.
The Presidency had granted the contract for building the highway to a consortium including a company linked to the president of a local TV station. Online newspaper elsiglo21.com reported that the government allocated the contract to Channel 5 owner Juan Ramon Gomez Diaz. A company named Andres y Camila Materiales y Construcciones was allocated the construction in association with Brazilian construction firm Andrade Gutierrez. A presidential power of attorney was granted to the OISOE to sign the contract for the construction on 7 June, based on a declaration of urgency of the construction issued on 11 February. The government argued that Law 340-06 on Procurement contemplates the urgency declaration in cases of natural tragedies. The work was for US$389 million plus a counterpart contribution of US$77.8 million by the state. The financing of the public work is not mentioned. Brazilian companies have secured Brazilian export agency financing (BNDES) in the past.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)