MTC: S$13 million unsubstantiated claim from a consortium made up of ‘Construction Club’ companies

Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTS) through public attorneysucceeded in declaring unreasonable claims in the arbitration court Callao Tunnels Consortiumwhich sought recognition of the request for a partial extension of the deadline No. 10, obtained from the work “Section III-B of the project for the improvement of Avenue Nestor Gambetta – Callao”.

The aforementioned consortium consists of Andrade Gutiérrez Engenharia SA Branch in Peru, Constructora Queiroz Galvao SA in Peru and Ingenieros Civiles y Contratistas Generales SA. All of them are now under investigation. Public service in the so-called “Construction Club” case.

As a result of what was accepted by the arbitral tribunal, the state will not pay the amount of C/ 13 782 054.25 million who requested Callao Tunnels Consortium for higher total costs for Partial Renewal #10 plus IGV and default interest.

MTS said that the efforts of the prosecutor’s arbitration team, with the technical support of Provias Nacional, “were decisive in obtaining this result.”

“Offering testimonies that helped strengthen the position of the Organization is an important aspect that should be highlighted as a legal strategy,” they noted.

Another case of a decision in favor of the military-technical cooperation

January 7th of this year Power of attorney, after action public attorney Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTS), recognized the company’s obligation Aztec communications acquire ownership of the land and buildings where the nodes are located National fiber backbone network -which are valued at $20 million-.

Emphasize that the company Aztec communicationss sought the annulment of the 2021 arbitration award in order to evade this payment and return this responsibility to the state.

“With this court decision, the MTK avoids causing economic damage to the state and confirms the company’s obligation to fulfill its contractual obligations under the concession agreement,” the source explained. public attorney from MTC, David Ortiz Gaspar.

“The defense strategy proposed by the PTS prosecutor’s office during the course of the lawsuit prevented the company from gaining economic benefit with the annulment claim, arguing that the alleged grounds for the annulment are the same ones that were rejected by the judicial jurisdiction,” the lawyer said. .