Conflict of interest in Santiago Monorail contracting?

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Somos Pueblo, a leading muckraking news organization, reports on what would be a conflict of interest in the contracting of mass transport systems for Santiago and Santo Domingo. Ricardo Ripoll of Somos Pueblo defined as a major conflict of interest the contracting by the state involving engineer Jhael Isa Tavarez. He says Isa Tavarez is “judge and party” in the Santiago Monorrail contracting. The Santiago Cable Car and Monorail contract is for more than EUR500 million.

Somos Pueblo reports that Jhael Isa has appeared as a consultant in a private initiative proposal on the Santo Domingo Monorail Project presented to the General Public-Private Partnerships Agency (DGAPP) by the consortium — SOFRATESA – INCOFER – SERVINSCO on 24 February 2021.

Somos Pueblo indicates that after this, on 18 June 2021, President Luis Abinader signed the decree that created the...

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