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sam1978 wrote:These are the same contractors that were accused of Mafia moves?
Dr Moonilal, Kallco pinpointed in alleged $200M bid-rigging scandal
Loop News October 16, 2017 02:25 PM ET
Dr Roodal Moonilal, former EMBD (Estate Management and Business Development Company Limited) CEO Gary Parmassar, and three others have been accused of bid-rigging and ‘cartel behaviour’ in the handing out of several contracts during Dr Moonilal’s tenure as housing minister, amounting to over $200 million in payments.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General, Stuart Young, said after 20 months of investigations, the Ministry has gathered evidence which will form part of civil claims to render contracts with five companies void and unenforceable.
Young said five companies were allegedly ‘hand-picked’ for the upgrade and rehabilitation of certain Caroni roads, namely:
- TN Ramnauth and Company Limited (TN Ramnauth)
- Mootilal Ramhit and Sons Contracting Limited (Ramhit)
- Kall Company Limited (Kallco)
- Namalco Construction Services Limited (Namalco)
- Fides Limited (Fides)
He said four of the contractors - Namalco, TN Ramnauth, Kallco and Ramhit - commenced legal action against EMBD for recovery of monies that they allege are owed to them.
"One contractor, Namalco, sued EMBD on May 6, 2016 for over $1 billion and this claim has been vigorously defended and resisted by EMBD and was today stayed in the High Court," he said.
Young also recounted several emails which he says shows Dr Moonilal influencing the selection of contractors for several state projects, resulting in payments amounting to over $200 million.
Young said as a result, Parmassar and former EMBD Divisional Manager Madho Balroop are also implicated in an “elaborate scheme” which was executed in August 2015 and led to over $200 million dollars being disbursed to five contractors between July 2015 and the general elections of September 2015.
He said forensic work uncovered text messages being sent and received by Parmassar from telephone numbers registered to Dr Moonilal, Taradauth Ramnauth, one of the principals of Kallco and one of the principals of Namalco, Naeem Ali, which “provide evidence of cartel behaviour, bribery, collusion, knowing receipt and dishonest assistance and unlawful means conspiracy”.
Young said the text messages include messages from the phone number registered to Dr Moonilal instructing Parmassar to prepare cheques for tens of millions of dollars to these contractors and to bring the cheques to him, as the former minister, once prepared.
He said the messages also show Ramnauth organising a house from the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) for Parmassar, telling him who to award contracts from EMBD to and how much to pay these identified contractors.
Young said EMBD, with the support of the Office of the Attorney General, filed Defences and Counterclaims against TN Ramnauth and Kallcolast Thursday.
He said EMBD has also sought to stay the Namalco $1 billion action to have Namalco joined to these cartel claims, and will shortly be serving claims against Dr Roodal Moonilal, Gary Parmassar, Madho Balroop, Fides and Ramhit to have these matters tried.
sam1978 wrote:These are the same contractors that were accused of Mafia moves?
Funny hearing that from you...Habit7 wrote:sam1978 wrote:These are the same contractors that were accused of Mafia moves?
They are only accused, no court has yet found them guilty. Once there is an open tender, they can bid and win based on their own merit. The govt cannot bar them just because they are in civil court.
timelapse wrote:Funny hearing that from you...Habit7 wrote:sam1978 wrote:These are the same contractors that were accused of Mafia moves?
They are only accused, no court has yet found them guilty. Once there is an open tender, they can bid and win based on their own merit. The govt cannot bar them just because they are in civil court.
Habit7 wrote:timelapse wrote:Funny hearing that from you...Habit7 wrote:sam1978 wrote:These are the same contractors that were accused of Mafia moves?
They are only accused, no court has yet found them guilty. Once there is an open tender, they can bid and win based on their own merit. The govt cannot bar them just because they are in civil court.
Vague comments for 100 Alex
Kenjo wrote:Has anything like this even happened in the world before ? The only thing is no one died so thankfully it happened so early . I swear in certain cultures engineers would have committed suicide on seeing that
72? How much more does he really want...bluefete wrote:Kenjo wrote:Has anything like this even happened in the world before ? The only thing is no one died so thankfully it happened so early . I swear in certain cultures engineers would have committed suicide on seeing that
Wrightson Road does not collapse like this even though there are some sinks.
Oh, I know. Wrightson Road was built in the colonial era.
The contractor by the Creek has to find a way to get extra morney.
Carry on.
Kenjo wrote:Has anything like this even happened in the world before ? The only thing is no one died so thankfully it happened so early . I swear in certain cultures engineers would have committed suicide on seeing that
Kamla supplied the wrong contractorsRovin wrote:"doh blame we : is nature" ... wwgd
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