One of the flags of Gustavo Petro’s government was the creation of the so-called Ministry of Equality, which cost the country almost three billion pesos and which ended up being one of the sources of scandals that shook his administration.
But the portfolio – where it was said that Juliana Guerrero was going to land, with her false titles – was ordered to be liquidated on June 19 due to irregularities in its creation.
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And although he is dying, It is another of the entities that, in the last stretch of the Petro administration, are cooking and signing million-dollar contracts in full conjunction with the elected government. by Abelardo de la Espriella.
In fact, EL TIEMPO investigated and established that, Although the indigenous leader Luis Alfredo Acosta Zapata was appointed as liquidator, he has not yet officially accepted that role.
The trail of the UNGRD
Alfredo Acosta Zapata during a political event in 2022. Photo:Historical Pact
Besides, There is evidence that, in the last two months, in that entity – through which Vice President Francia Márquez, Juan Carlos Florián, Carlos Rosero and Alfredo Acosta passed – contracts for more than 68,000 million pesos have been in the works. through the so-called Fund for Overcoming Population Inequality and Territorial Inequality Gaps (Fonigualdad).
In fact, sources close to the connection told this newspaper that the liquidation of that portfolio will be a priority in the so-called anti-corruption audit.
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Besides, There are already several tenders and contracting companies that are under scrutiny for having been mentioned in corruption scandals.such as that of the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD).
Sewer and delays
The community pots were other of the flagship programs of the Petro government. Photo:Twitter Laura Sarabia
EL TIEMPO had exclusive access to the list of contracts that are being asked to review and, in effect, In one of these the Prosperitas Corporation appears. This is the same firm that appears as a UNGRD contractor during the time of Olmedo López for community pots in La Guajira.
In the case of the Ministry of Equality, the contract of that corporation is for seven months, for organizational and economic strengthening for the exercise of rights for the elimination of inequality gaps of the Rrom populationfor 4,867 million pesos.
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In the list of contracts another appears for the construction of the sewage system and wastewater treatment plant for the Kankuamo indigenous reservation from the township of Atánquez, in Valledupar.
This process is for 45,790 million pesos and It was delivered to Construambiente SAS, a firm dedicated to executing civil engineering works, created in Valledupar in 2004.which also participated in the questioned construction of the La Jagua de Ibirico market square, where there were complaints of delays and non-compliance.
Colpensiones and Ecopetrol
Only one company appears as a shareholder of TSG The It Experts SAS. Photo:Private file
EL TIEMPO established that, in addition, a contract that was delivered to a temporary union in which a company appears will be verified. which was denounced in another matter by Enrique Gómez, senator of Salvación Nacional, and mentioned by EL TIEMPO in one of the scandals at Ecopetrol.
It is about TSG The IT Experts SAS, the same one that won, in a temporary union, a contract in Colpensiones for 223,000 million pesos for processing, storage and backup of data center information.
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That company also appeared in a technology contract for 400,000 million pesoswhich fell due to irregularities at Cenit, one of Ecopetrol’s subsidiaries.
Now, TSG appears in the temporary union T&K Salvia together with the firm Knox IT SAS, in a contract in Minigualdad for operation, administration and monitoring of line 155 and the national Salvia system for the registration, attention and monitoring of gender-based violence. The contract is for only 135 days, for 3,963 million pesos.
Miniguality’s response
Miguel Angel Julio, director of Fonigualdad. Photo:Private file
Miguel Julio, executive director of Fonigualdad, He told EL TIEMPO that the ministry’s liquidation process does not per se lead to the liquidation of the Fund or the automatic suspension of ongoing contractual processes.
“They are advanced from the resources administered by the autonomous patrimony and their purpose is the execution of programs and projects associated with the fulfillment of previously defined and financed public policies. To date, the start of the liquidation process has not begun due to the absence of a liquidator,” he assured.
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And regarding the accusations against several of the contractors, he said: “The Fund, even though its regime is private, carries out its activity with strict observance of the principles of Public Service. In this sense, the selection processes are carried out based on the rules established in the invitation documents, verifying compliance with the qualifying requirements and the legal causes of disqualification and incompatibility provided for.”
This is the decree of liquidation of Minigualdad. Photo:Dapre
In addition, he said that the contract with the corporation mentioned in the UNGRD case was suspended: “Regarding Prosperitas, which has the option of being awarded several of the contracts, the Fund decided to suspend the processes as a preventive measure aimed at protecting the general interest, safeguarding public resources and the execution of future contracts without obstacles or higher costs and guarantee the proper execution of the projects.”
And he stated that The resources that support ongoing contracts continue under the administration of the Autonomous Heritageand given the nature of a trust contract, they maintain the destination for which they were assigned.
At the time of going to press, Alfredo Acosta had not decided whether he would agree to liquidate the ephemeral portfolio.
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