Kodama case
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2011 the Chile
an Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning under the direction of Magdalena Matte signed a judicial settlement that authorized the payment of 17,000 millions CLP (Chilean Pesos)
(approximately 24,000,000 Euro in 2011) to building contractor "Consorcio de Construcciones Kodama Ltda." for works that were valued in maximal 3,000 millions CLP by Institute for Experimentation and Research of Materials , IDIEM of the University of Chile. The payment transaction, that corresponds to 15,000 Chilean social housing properties
, was stopped in last minute.
the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, under the administration of Michelle Bachelet
, ordered in November 2006 the construccion of a Bus lane
in "Avenue Pedro Aguirre Cerda" for $25.500 millions CLP that should be finished in 2007. After changes to the proyect, the proyect was finished in May 2010, 899 days after schedule.
For the extras as consequence of changes the contractor demanded on 2009 7,000 millions CLP from the ministry but the authority valued the additional costs only to 950 millions CLP (Resolución 134, on 16. February 2010) and announced this to the Contraloría General de la República (Chile). Eights months later, under the administration of Sebastián Piñera
, the Contraloría refused the payment transaction and authorized the payment of (only) 95 millions CLP (toma de razón definitiva de Contraloría, new pay, on 6. October 2010).
On 15. December 2010, Kodama Ltda. filed a lawsuit for 41,000 millions CLP against the Chilean State to the 10. Civil Court in Santiago de Chile. That were 493% more than the initially demanded 7,000 millions.
For unknown reasons on 25. January 2011 the Decree
8, signed by the Minister for Hounsing and Urban Planning, authorized the payment of 17,000 millions CLP to the contractor Kodama Ltda.. This offer was accepted by the contractor and the settlement was signed in the 10. Civil Court of Santiago.
José Morales. On 19 April 2011 steped down the Minister Magdalena Matte as did 25. April the director of Serviu (servicio de Vivienda y Urbanismo) Antonio Llompart, the subdirector of legal affairs of the Ministry, Rafael Marambio (who recognized to have accepted a flight ticket to Buenos Aires
from Kodam) and subdirector for Pavimentación y Obras Viales, Franz Greve. The asesor of Minister Matte, Alvaro Baeza also steped down.
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Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning under the direction of Magdalena Matte signed a judicial settlement that authorized the payment of 17,000 millions CLP (Chilean Pesos)
Chilean peso
The peso is the currency of Chile. The current peso has circulated since 1975, with a previous version circulating between 1817 and 1960. The symbol used locally for it is $. The ISO 4217 code for the present peso is CLP. It is subdivided into 100 centavos, although no centavo denominated coins...
(approximately 24,000,000 Euro in 2011) to building contractor "Consorcio de Construcciones Kodama Ltda." for works that were valued in maximal 3,000 millions CLP by Institute for Experimentation and Research of Materials , IDIEM of the University of Chile. The payment transaction, that corresponds to 15,000 Chilean social housing properties
Public housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...
, was stopped in last minute.
Background
In the course of works for TransantiagoTransantiago
Transantiago is a public transport system that serves Santiago, the capital of Chile. It is considered the most ambitious transport reform undertaken by a developing country according to the World Resources Institute....
the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, under the administration of Michelle Bachelet
Michelle Bachelet
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is a Social Democrat politician who was President of Chile from 11 March 2006 to 11 March 2010. She was the first woman president of her country...
, ordered in November 2006 the construccion of a Bus lane
Bus lane
A bus lane or bus only lane is a lane restricted to buses, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion...
in "Avenue Pedro Aguirre Cerda" for $25.500 millions CLP that should be finished in 2007. After changes to the proyect, the proyect was finished in May 2010, 899 days after schedule.
For the extras as consequence of changes the contractor demanded on 2009 7,000 millions CLP from the ministry but the authority valued the additional costs only to 950 millions CLP (Resolución 134, on 16. February 2010) and announced this to the Contraloría General de la República (Chile). Eights months later, under the administration of Sebastián Piñera
Sebastián Piñera
Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique is a Chilean businessman and politician. He was elected President of Chile in January 2010, taking office in March 2010.- Education :...
, the Contraloría refused the payment transaction and authorized the payment of (only) 95 millions CLP (toma de razón definitiva de Contraloría, new pay, on 6. October 2010).
On 15. December 2010, Kodama Ltda. filed a lawsuit for 41,000 millions CLP against the Chilean State to the 10. Civil Court in Santiago de Chile. That were 493% more than the initially demanded 7,000 millions.
For unknown reasons on 25. January 2011 the Decree
Decree
A decree is a rule of law issued by a head of state , according to certain procedures . It has the force of law...
8, signed by the Minister for Hounsing and Urban Planning, authorized the payment of 17,000 millions CLP to the contractor Kodama Ltda.. This offer was accepted by the contractor and the settlement was signed in the 10. Civil Court of Santiago.
Kodama
The contractor "Consorcio de Construcciones Kodama Ltda.", property of Kenji Kodama, works since 18 years for the government and blames the ministery and its inefficiency for the delay and the 130 changes done to the proyect. The contractor substantiates his payment request through a investigation of Ingeniería DICTUC, a filial enterprise of the Universidad Catolica de Chile.Consequences
The case is under investigation of the ProsecutorProsecutor
The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system...
José Morales. On 19 April 2011 steped down the Minister Magdalena Matte as did 25. April the director of Serviu (servicio de Vivienda y Urbanismo) Antonio Llompart, the subdirector of legal affairs of the Ministry, Rafael Marambio (who recognized to have accepted a flight ticket to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
from Kodam) and subdirector for Pavimentación y Obras Viales, Franz Greve. The asesor of Minister Matte, Alvaro Baeza also steped down.
External links
- El ministerio en llamas by Fernando Paulsen in Spanish language
- Huele a peligro by Fernando Paulsen in Spanish language
- Contraloría General de la República, Investigación especial Nr. 27, de 2011, sobre una transacción celebrada entre el servicio de vivienda y urbanización región metropolitana y el consorcio construcciones kodama Ltda.
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