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Mazón grants Becsa SA involved in Gürtel the award of the works for the Buseo dam
- November 19, 2024
The Executive of Carlos Mazón has come under fire for awarding a €3.9m emergency contract to the firm Becsa SA, a company linked to a businessman convicted in the case Gürtel. This contract is intended for the repair of the dam of Buseo, which was severely damaged during the recent DANA.
The award, which was made without prior publicity, has raised concerns about transparency and ethics in public procurement procedures. Becsa SA It is not the only company that has received emergency contracts; it has also been favoured with other contracts related to works after the devastating storm. It is worth noting that the Minister of the Environment, Vicente Martínez Mus, also awarded contracts for road works, although the amount of these awards is unknown.
Current regulations allow the creation of emergency contracts, but transparency and competition should always be guaranteed. On this occasion, doubts have been raised as to whether these conditions have been met, since the contract Becsa It has been hastily awarded following a negotiated process without adequate publicity.
The relationship of Becsa SA with the case Gürtel This is another alarming aspect. Gabriel Alberto Batalla Reigada, one of the company's shareholders, was convicted of electoral crime and document falsification in 2018. In general terms, Carlos Mazón's relationship with Becsa SA can be understood as a treatment of favors and a perpetuation of corruption. PP settled for many years in the Valencian Community.
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