In its assessment of the ordinary Plenary June, Councilman José Eduardo IU-Greens Illueca emphasized what has been, in his view, "the most controversial proposed agreement to those made by the governing body at the meeting monday: the approval of a settlement in favor of the company Acciona, after the final certification of the work of the New Capitol, amounting to approximately 1,140,000, ie, almost 200 million pesetas. "
The agreement failed to be taken and was on the table for a formal defect record, but was widely discussed by the group and will be adopted shortly by an extraordinary plenary session.
Thus, the additional cost of the contract the Capitol is confirmed "in an amount that reaches exactly 10 100 the amount initially fixed in the contract, ie, the maximum allowed by the Contract Act without need for a modified project" .
The justification of the cost which now requests that the City Acciona and has already made clear that he will accept "is based on the proposal of Councillor Fernando Tamayo in measurement differences that would generate a sale in favor of the contractor for this amount."
According Illueca, "the legal margin confers a discretion to project manager or contractor to increase up to 10 100 contract price, although this is unfortunately what the practice seems to bring out in many cases; thus encourages a perverse phenomenon, which is down the offer at the time of settlement founded on the expectation that this amount 'recessed' will recover more than at the time of settlement of the contract work. "
These practices, according to this council, "border fraud law and offends the intelligence to think that by chance the outcome of final measurements frequently assume an exact or very close to 10 percent increase in the initial price."
Remember also that the eco-socialist mayor from IU-Greens' previous inquiries have been made regarding the final settlement and overruns of construction contracts, and once we said Councilman works in this area is necessary to bring order; to the extent that IU-Greens government may have responsibilities in the future we are committed to work for it. "
In the case of the work of the Capitol, "has raised the extra nuances of scandal, firstly, by the economic dimensions of the contract, since it is a pharaonic work more than 11 million in its initial price , so a final cost overrun of 10 100 hits in a very intense way on the public purse over money leaving ciezanos taxes, but also remember that there already was a modification of the initial project was ahead all the improvements offered by the company and, therefore, representing the economic value to the town. "
The amount to be paid to Acciona, "only in respect of the excess cost paid over the contract price exceeds the total amount of the new Riverwalk planned or at work on the new building that will house the Songs and Dances, to name just two examples. "
In short, "the 'tip' of the City to the company that built the Capitol, after this cultural side over 11 million infrastructure and have 'forgiven' the company tendered improvements worth more than 2 million, although it will cost us to ciezanos additional 1,140,000 euros, an exorbitant amount due out of the pockets of ciezanos. "
Illueca believes that with it, "you get to a situation that is becoming even true plundering public coffers village of Cieza, and IU-Greens councilors will not be complicit in this situation, so that our vote will undoubtedly any negative. "
Source: IU-verdes Cieza