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Results of Monitoring the Construction Contract for Alecu Russo Street in Chișinău

Tuesday, 28 June 20169683 views
Results of Monitoring the Construction Contract for Alecu Russo Street in Chișinău

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The Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” has analysed the contract for repairing Alecu Russo Street in Chișinău, covering both the tender and the execution of works. Its specialists found major irregularities in the tender, with clear signs of a rigged procurement, as well as flaws in the works themselves.

At tender stage, the working group's composition changed without documentation, and three of its nine members, including the mayor and vice-mayor, did not sign confidentiality and impartiality declarations. Two of the three bidders, Straco Grup SRL and Delta ACM 93 SRL (the winner), are Romanian companies with close ties. The losing bids proposed 8 months for execution against the winner's 24.

During execution, the earthworks were wrongly designed, requiring an extra 50 cm of excavation. The carriageway shows cracks, and pavements and technical pavements have poor-quality patching, vegetation breaking through, and drainage and kerb problems. The contract was amended twice, raising the cost by MDL 21.6 million. Works ran from October 2012 to 6 October 2015, one year late. With a 10-year guarantee, the experts urge authorities to establish the contractor's responsibility and to carry out urgent load-bearing tests.

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