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Government-to-Government (G2G) agreement signed with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland —to provide technical assistance to the Authority for Reconstruction with Changes (ARCC) for preventive and reconstruction works in Peru— includes an anti-corruption clause in case of detecting signs of practices that may cause detriment to the interests of the Peruvian State.
The information was provided by ARCC Executive Director Amalia Moreno as she addressed the Congress' Reconstruction Process Follow-up Commission, with the aim of solving concerns that legislators may have.
"The Comptroller General's Office has already started the concurrent control of the agreement. That is why we have submitted all the required documents. Besides, we have assigned a budget to said organization to carry out actions without restrictions, hire staff, and acquire the logistics material they need," she pointed out.
Moreno explained —in detail— the criteria used to select the winner, after a negotiation process that kicked off in December and saw the participation of 10 countries that top the transparency and integrity ranking such as the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Australia, Austria, Canada, Japan, and the United States of America.
The agreement comprises the treatment of 17 rivers, 5 streams, and pluvial drainage in 7 coastal cities, as well as the reconstruction of 15 health facilities and 74 emblematic schools.
The projects under this agreement are located in 9 regions: Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, Cajamarca, La Libertad, Ancash, Lima, Ica and Huancavelica, and will create around 30,000 direct jobs.
(END) NDP/RMB/MVB
Published: 6/24/2020