Although the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and the Justice Department captured the headlines members of the Board of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS) for fraud to award a contract by Q116.2 million Drugs to Pisa which killed 15 kidney patients, opaque Insurance business continues.
On 21 May, alternate representatives that now comprise the Social Security Board approved the purchase of a package of software licenses by Q17.3 million to Cesa of Guatemala, through a bidding process questioned where the company had offered Datum batch of licenses in Q6.8 million was disqualified over Q10 million difference, according to the minutes of approval.
secretaries and accountants analyze purchase of “software”
The tender for the purchase, installation and support of software licenses to the database Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, the IGSS used to manage its affiliate, was published on the website of Guatecompras last November 17 .
On 18 December, the Administrative Assistant Manager Alvaro Dubon by requesting the establishment of a Tender Board to know the process. This is integrated by Deborah Mach Curup an expert in marketing and advertising that works as an analyst responsible for reviewing employer payment; Cerezo Pedro Gomez, an accountant expert who works as an analyst in the Department of Disability, Old Age and Survivors; Raquel Barrios Zoila Ceballos, a bilingual secretary who works as a performance analyst and is responsible for authorizing payments and verifying that people meet the requirements; María Cecilia Peña Arias, a commercial secretary who works reviewing patient records for benefit payments; Siomara Mayén Lorena Garcia, a secretary who attends income and expenses of hospitalized patients.
Although none of the appointed Tender Board had studies in Systems Engineering or software knowledge The Board approves the appointment
On 13 January, the receipt of tenders is done.; the Tender Board receives two offers, one of Cesa of Guatemala, SA to bid Q17 million and over 357 000 760 Datum, SA to offer Q6 million 785 000 600 for the whole package of licenses.
On 2 February, the Tender Board determined that the offer of Datum did not meet some of the “non-core” as PIF file bidder, a receipt for payment of employer’s contributions to IGSS and authenticated photocopies requirements certificates of the proposed service personnel, so disqualifies the company and awards the Cesa purchase of Guatemala, which offered more expensive Q10 million.
On April 14, the IGSS Board approves the action taken by the Tender Board and ordered to notify the decision to proceed with the drafting of the contract ceases to Guatemala.
On 21 May, the new Board IGSS, composed of the alternate representatives of employers, workers, the Monetary Board, the College of Physicians and the Executive Agency approves the contract with the company ceases to Guatemala.
Congress oversees contract
The allocation of the purchase Cesa of Guatemala drew attention of the deputy Leonel Lira, Encounter for Guatemala, who on April 29 last quoted the Tender Board of the IGSS to hear their arguments on the purchase of licenses to more expensive supplier.
members of the Tender Board legislator responded to none of them worked in the area Social Security computer or had knowledge of software.
Purchase onerous
Although
companies Cesa Guatemala and Datum they bid all licenses required by the IGSS, its offerings were a difference of more than Q10 million for the same batch of programs.
Asked about this, several distributors of software generally explain that manufacturers They have a price list for all your licenses. In this case, Oracle gives a standard discount to its dealers between 25 and 40 percent for submitting bids to the client on equal terms, at these prices will usually increase a profit and Value Added Tax (VAT). Being a large tender and a client as the IGSS manufacturer may have granted an additional discount of more than 25 percent, bringing the total discount exceeds 60 percent of the list price.
According to respondents, so the difference between the two offers is explained; one of the companies applied the price list without moving any discount from the manufacturer to customer, the other company applied a discount of up to 60 percent in order to win the tender.
he tried to interview representatives ceases to Guatemala to meet its position, however, the manager of the company said they had no hand process information and give statements later.
In the hands of the Comptroller
After the IGSS Board approved the contract ceases to Guatemala, the head of the Department of Contract Services, Francisco Cortez Bocaletti, sent the contract to the Comptroller General for his “knowledge and registration” last May 25.
elPeriódico attempted to interview members of the Board who approved IGSS the contract ceases, however, no response is received to the request through its Public Relations office.
A “software” of Q250.8 million
In July 2014, the IGSS acquired by exception, a “comprehensive solution SAP systems”, by Q250.8 million to the Mexican company Intellego SC, Sucursal Guatemala, which had been registered at home just five months before the contest that lasted barely a month.
Among the members of the host committee composed of three employees of the IGSS, only included a representative from the IT department, but this fell ill and knew no record of award; as his replacement was appointed to another person from another department also without knowledge of software.
Last Friday, the Auditor General reported that filed a criminal complaint against the authorities who approved IGSS this contract to a company called “dubious origin”
No knowledge of software
Deborah Mach Curup. conducting the review of payments employers. . Expert in Marketing
-Peter David Gómez Cerezo: charge of cases of pensioners. Perito Contador
Zoila Ceballos Raquel Barrios. Responsible for authorizing payments. Bilingual secretary
-María Cecilia Peña Arias. Reviewing patient records for payment of benefits. . Commercial Secretary
-Siomara Mayén Lorena Garcia: secretary, addresses the income and expenses of hospitalized patients. Bilingual secretary
On January 13, 2015 the members of the Tender Board received two bids for Q6.7 and Q17.3 million.
On 2 February, they decided to give the award to who bid higher, with a difference of more than Q10 million.
The Board, chaired by Juan de Dios Rodriguez, approved the action taken by the Tender Board on April 14, 2015.
The Board of Directors alternate taking after the capture by the case IGSS-Pisa approved the contract on 21 May.
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