Attorney General ordered temporary suspension for three months From the mayor of Riohacha José Ramiro Bermudez CotesAs a precautionary measure after a disciplinary investigation was launched against him for alleged irregularities in the contract of the new aqueduct operator.
The investigation relates to the Public Procurement of 2022 whose purpose is to “hire operators for the management, financing, operation, rehabilitation, construction, design, expansion, replacement and maintenance of the public aqueduct and sewer services health infrastructure in the District”. of Riohacha”.
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Seems like According to the Attorney General, there is a very serious disciplinary offence. Since José Ramiro Bermúdez Cotes, in his capacity as mayor and expense manager, participated in the pre-contract phase of the public tender, apparently ignoring contractual principles.
The irregularity in question will be framed by the number 3 of Article 54 of Law No. 1952 of 2019, cataloged as ‘Very serious fault’ by the legislator.
“Despite repeated warnings by the Public Ministry about the use of SGP-ASB resources and their potential impact on the continuity and quality of aqueduct and sewer service in the District and its countryside, it did not accept the recommendations. On the contrary, it accepted the contracting process as LP-008-2022”, the document states. .
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The contract was awarded on March 31, 2023 at a value of eleven thousand six hundred and fifty one million pesos (11,651,000,000.00 S) to the Promise of Future Society Aqualia Riohacha SASESP, which will become operational on May 1.
In four cases and as part of preventive actions Lawyer requested suspension of contract process and made various warnings and recommendations.
The decision taken by the Attorney General’s Office last Friday could not be communicated to the mayor, because he was on vacation and left his secretary, Miguel Panciera Di Zoppola, as mayor in charge. The notification will be made by order.
In the document signed by Discipline Delegate Gloria Yaneth Quintero Montoya, Order 8 Third for State Contracting, further states Riohacha orders disciplinary proceedings against four officers from the mayor’s office.
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The officials investigated include: Keider Freyle Sarmiento, Minister of Infrastructure and Utilities; Oscar Junco Rodríguez, Director of Public Services; Ronald Neil Pérez Ojeda, contract manager, and Eden Eli Moscote Roys, treasurer-financial assessor.
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