Santo Domingo, RD.
The Director General of Public Procurement, Carlos Pimentel, said that Maxy Montilla, brother of Candida Montilla, wife of former President Danilo Medina, sand could have contracts with the state.
Pimentel’s statement comes after millionaire contracts of Maxy and Alexander Montilla Serra, brothers of Candida, with Electricity Distribution Companies came to light –Edenorte, Edesur, Edeeste- and the Rural and Suburban Electrification Unit (UERS).
Similarly, Pimentel said that although the law does not prohibit it, the investigation that is done around this case could detect some type of irregularity in the contracts with these companies.
“Yes, I could have contracts, but this is a basic and simple element of the Dominican Republic’s procurement system, after that it becomes complex and deepens and probably along the way other situations will be detected that go beyond of what establishes the administrative regime of Purchases and Contracts “, said to the being interviewed in the program the Day.
He clarified that the Purchasing and Procurement Act stipulates that relatives of the fourth degree of affinity may have contractual relations with the State and institutions other than the one whose relative is a minister or director.
When interviewed by journalist Alicia Ortega on The Report, the former lady’s brother denied that her relationship with former President Medina provided him with the means to win the tenders he obtained in distribution companies. of electricity.
He assured that his merits are not due to his family ties, but to the work he did for years, even before Medina’s efforts.
He also indicated that the initial success of his companies as suppliers to the state dates back to 2009, where he stated that he had the vision of venturing into the Chinese market, to establish a commercial structure. there.
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Carlos Pimentel has also reported that since his arrival at the entity has canceled 11 procurement and procurement processes and 21 state suppliers were disqualified.
Similarly, he expressed that 160 officials have been suspended from the register of suppliers.
He also indicated that Public Procurement is investigating the Social Policy Coordination Cabinet, headed by Francisco Antonio “Tony” Penya guaba, for the delivery of 103 million 217,000 pesos to Dominican artists.
In the same way, other investigations are carried out in the Mayor’s Office of La Romana and the hiring of companies for the collection of waste, that of Boca Chica and that of Santiago.