Odebrecht has seven projects under construction in the Dominican Republic. El Dia reports that the company government contractor permit (RPE) was suspended last year.
The company, whose officials admitted in a New York Court in December 2016 to having paid US$92 million in bribes to Dominican officers to expedite the contracting, has contracts open for the construction of the Ecovia in Santiago, the Hermanas Mirabal aqueduct, the Cibao-Sur highway, the Corredor Duarte II and the ports of Samana and Sabana de la Mar. The projects are from 60 to 95% complete, according to Odebrecht documents, as reported by El Dia.
Nevertheless, Gonzalo Castillo Public Works Minister said in January that the projects were paralysed after the suspension of the RPE.
As reported in El Dia, Odebrecht has appointed a new director Marcelo Hofke and says that the company is working with absolute transparency in its operations.
The Attorney General Office (PGR) announced Odebrecht had paid US$30 million as part of the deal signed with the PGR that impedes the Dominican state from suing Odebrecht. Odebrecht has sued the Dominican government in a US court for an additional US$750 million to complete the Punta Catalina power central, a reportedly turn-key operation.
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6 August 2018
