The Best Face on Purchase of Motorcycles
The latest national competitive bidding, auction electronics downward No. 06/2009, convened by the National Malaria Eradication and Vectors (SENEPA) to acquire 130 motorcycles, represent a loss to the Paraguayan State for G. 357,100,000, after rejecting the lowest bid, denounced Angel Fernandez, president of Metallurgical Fernandez SACI.
The bid opening was held on 11 November this year, at which time the signature of the complainant won the auction with G. 640,000,000, while SRL Parts Mobile came in second place with G. 1,098,500,000.
On 14 December, by resolution S.G. No. 1045/2009, awarded to Mobile SENEPA SRL Parts in the amount of G. 997,100,000, for the sum of which provide only 118 units of motorcycles, not the 130 originally requested and that Fernandez Metallurgical provide for an amount much lower, G. 640,000,000, said Angel Fernandez.
There is a difference of G. 357,100,000 with which the company had given Fernandez’s 72 motorcycles, ie, 130 machine on orders over 72 units, making a total of 202 bikes G. 997,100,000. She said that the unit price of bikes to be supplied by Metallurgical Fernandez is G. 4,923,077, while the Mobile Parts is much higher, G. 8450000.
Justification of the evaluation committee
The justification of the evaluation committee to eliminate Metallurgical SENEPA Fernandez is a matter of form. This committee is composed by Julio César Manzur Caffarena (SENEPA director), Mr. Carlos Ramirez Bauza, Ms. Troche Isabel Aranda, Attorney. Gustavo Rene Mieres and Bordon. “I missed any document, dated just a mismatch in supply maintenance guarantee the date the statement speaks. But do not consider it a cause to harm the state to lose G. 357,100,000 and adding 12 motorcycles.
That is, a matter of form, rectifiable, harming the state in a matter of substance, which is the lack of resources, transport in this case, which always speaks in public institutions, “he lamented.
A complaint was lodged
Finally, Angel Fernandez said last Friday that the legal advisers of his company filed a formal complaint with the Public Procurement Directorate and will do that this week the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
