Since last July 3, EL TIEMPO revealed the names of the companies behind a contract for 223 billion pesos for the migration of the data center of the affiliates of the Colombian Pension Administrator (Colpensiones). Besides, that the entity decided to postpone this massive transfer of information due to the doubts of different actors.
Now, this newspaper established for the first time that that same entity is preparing another million-dollar contract, this time for auditing, to supervise the operation of that data center, which includes monitoring all platforms and applications used by Colpensiones users.
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One day after the change of Government
Abelardo de la Espriella during his speech in Medellín. Photo:Jaiver Nieto Álvarez.
At the time, the senator of the National Salvation party, Enrique Gómez warned that the companies that make up the winning temporary union have grown in the shadow of the Petro government and that with the business they could even make pension assignments with false information.
And El TIEMPO investigated and established that behind the million-dollar contract – with an execution deadline until December 2029 – was the Temporary Union Integrated Management of Data Centers 2025, made up of The It Experts SAS – which appears in other last-minute tenders -, Rit Enterprise Solutions SAS and IOGestión SAS, which according to contractual files in the possession of this newspaper have had contracts with entities such as the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, the ICBF and even the Military Forces Retirement Fund.
However, In what those close to the entity describe as ‘the farewell of the director of Colpensiones Jaime Dussán’ – a contract for more than 15 billion pesos is being prepared in supervision of the operation of the new data center.
This is a special regime contract (with offers) for 15,462 million pesos, which according to the schedule published on the SECOP public contracting platform It will be signed on August 6 at 8 in the morning, one day before Abelardo De La Espriella takes office as president of Colombia.
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‘Limited professionals’
President of Colpensiones, Jaime Dussán. Photo:Colpensions
EL TIEMPO accessed the previous study that justifies the contract, which ensures that for the structuring of the process for 223 billion for the migration of the data center There was support from a specialized consultancy that recommended Colpensiones carry out control of the transfer of affiliate information through a specialized auditing firm.
“In order to guarantee compliance with the deadlines established both in this Strategy and in the Planning presented by the new Data Center Services Provider and its subsequent operation,” reads the previous study.
In addition, they indicated that for the operation of the data center it was determined that due to the magnitude of the contracted services The installed operational capacity of the Information Technology Management and the Technological Infrastructure Directorate was exceeded.
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The previous study for the intervention for 15 billion pesos. Photo:Private file
And they assured that this dependency, andIn charge of monitoring the data center, it has a limited number of specialized professionals and they had an analyst team whose role responds to a basic technical level.
For now, Those interested in the process have until next Monday, July 27, at 3 in the afternoon to present their offers.
However, EL TIEMPO investigated and established that observations have been submitted requesting an extension of that period. and that Colpensiones clarify the expected scope of the audit.
This newspaper contacted Jaime Dussán to ask him why the contract for the audit will be signed 24 hours before the change of Government, but at the close of this edition he had not responded.
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