Odebrecht wins new contract after evaluation flip flop

BRAZIL’S scandal wracked construction  company Odebrecht is on the way to receiving   yet another major contract from Panamanian  authorities.

The company has been the largest recipient of government contracts in Panama over the past decade. It has now received the highest score from an evaluation committee to improve sidewalks in Panama City for around $100 million.

Initially, the evaluation committee gave the best rating to Consortium Centralvías EP (95.9 points), followed by Odebrecht (93.86 points), and the consortium Spacio Público Vía España (85.55 points).

However, Mayor José Isabel Blandón ordered a new partial analysis of the proposals on March 15, the same day he received the report of the commission, claiming that aspects of the proposal of by Centralvías should be clarified.

After the review, the committee issued a new verdict of March 22 in which Odebrecht was awarded the best score: 98.76 points, while the score of Centralvías was lowered to 87.38.