DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Transcore Latam smart traffic lights contract had been contested early this year by suppliers, but the red flags did not get the Procurement Agency to act and instead, Hugo Beras, then director of the National Transit and Transport Agency (Intrant) went on to award the contract for the Dominican government in May 2023.

Major controversies would arise when the contending companies presented clear evidence of the irregularities and the Procurement Agency (DGCP) finally accepted there was a rotten egg in the contracting. Carlos Pimentel of the DGCP made a first and second announcement of irregularities in October 2023. Hugo Beras, who had strongly defended the Transcore Latam contract, would take a non-paid absence to allow for the investigations to proceed.

In November 2023, the Procurement Agency finally canceled the contract due to the major irregularities...