The report also warns of alleged anomalies in terms of the cost of the work. Based on the extraordinary reports issued by the Project Management of the same, the Secretariat indicates that the amount certified so far by the company amounts to 1,169,635 euros. “It is inexplicable that, despite the certification, only section 1 has been completed and not sections 2, 3 and 4” of this action. The work was contracted for 342,865 euros (IGIC included) and the execution period is six months from the signing of the reconsideration act (23 March).
Following the argument of the technical editor, the municipal lawyer determines that to justify that the cost is quadrupled, it must be included in the area declared as emergency work «all terrain located and inserted in the volcanic structure of the dorsal mountain range of Pedro Gil or Dorsal Noreste del municipality”. In his opinion, the emergency declaration should have adhered to the measures that would guarantee the departure of the residents of the town, that would facilitate the removal of their belongings and animals, as well as those “strictly indispensable” to safeguard the security of the buildings.
The Secretariat also stops to point out that “there is no” explanation of the causes that “could explain the overcharge”, nor the final project of the work, nor request urging the modification of the contract by the facultative management or the company awarded, nor “processing or authorization whatsoever in relation to the subcontractor.”
On March 10, the voluntary eviction of the twenty residents of Las Bajas began due to the danger of detachment from the slope of the Güímar tunnel. The work was paralyzed at the end of September due to its excess cost.
