Alckmin suspends suspicious purchase by Ipem.
Target of the "propinotudo" scandal, the São Paulo state government halts bidding process. A R$ 62,5 million tender for the purchase of furniture for the Institute and 18 other state entities, including the Education Secretariat, is suspected of being rigged. The scheme was denounced by the companies Giroflex and Artline.
247 – In the midst of the corruption scandal involving PSDB administrations in São Paulo, Governor Geraldo Alckmin yesterday ordered the suspension of a R$ 62,5 million tender suspected of bid rigging at the Institute of Weights and Measures (Ipem). The agency was bidding for the purchase of furniture for itself and for 18 other state entities, including the Department of Education.
Two of the largest companies in the furniture sector stated that the tender contained restrictions that would prevent broad competition.
One detail in the tender raises suspicion: item 12, out of the 80 different types of objects to be acquired, bears the following inscription: "OFFICE TABLE (Z line) - 2.400 X 2.800 X 730 mm".
According to competitors Giroflex and Artline, the Z line is one of the furniture lines from the company Marelli Móveis, which is precisely the one winning the bidding process. It offered the lowest price so far, R$ 53 million, including both lots in the competition.