Corruption in the Construction SectorIn Guatemala, the Public Ministry has revealed the existence of a network of "bogus" construction companies, which through the "simulation of services, may have invoiced, between 2012 and 2014, multi million dollar sums of money from bribes."Monday, July 17, 2017
A statement from the Public Ministry (PM) states that: "There were eight companies that were set up to obtain commissions in favor of former Minister Sinibaldi Aparicio. These are: Empresa Asfaltos de Guatemala, Compañía Constructora de Obras Civiles COCISA S.A., Construcciones y Diseño S.A., Constructora Jireh S.A., Constructora Nacional S.A., Ingenieros M y T, S.A., Denis Eli Marroquín Castillo / M&C Construcciones, Conglomerado empresarial, Diseño y Desarrollo de Proyectos de Construcción (D&D Construcciones), Juan Francisco Sandoval Girón - former Deputy Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing and Pavements, which according to the investigation issued multi million dollar commissions." Which Companies Built Public Infrastructure in 2019?February 2020 Van der Laat & Jiménez, H3 Guatemala, Constructora Codico, Bagatrac S.A. and Constructora Meco are some of the main companies that last year won contracts to design and build public works in Central American countries. Odebrecht's Multi Million Dollar FineApril 2017 Although the $2.6 billion fine is the highest of its kind in history, it is almost half of what the Brazilian construction company initially agreed with the US Attorney's Office. Panama: 23 Interested in $38 million RoadworksAugust 2015 Twenty three companies have expressed interest in participating in the tender to build the El Guabal - Luis Rio - Calovébora highway in the province of Veraguas. Almost Identical Bids in $30 million TenderNovember 2013 Conalvías, Meco and Constructora Urbana submitted proposals with a difference of one dollar in the tender to build the road interchange at the former Howard military base.
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