THE Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas has docketed the administrative and criminal complaints filed by Samuel Montoyo against former Bacolod City mayor Monico Puentevella and the six members of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) on the alleged procurement of P12-million road grader for the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) in 2015.
Montoyo, an executive assistant of Mayor Evelio Leonardia and chairman of Save Bacolod Movement, said that he received the letter dated December 13, 2017 signed by Sarah Jo Vergara, officer-in-charge Records Management Office, in behalf of Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Paul Elmer Clemente.
Montoyo filed the complaint on November 21, 2017 against Puentevella; Jerome Solinap, head of General Services Office and former chairman of BAC; Victor Emmanuel Espina, former BAC secretariat member; Dr. Ma. Agueda de la Torre, former BAC vice chairman; and former BAC members Engineer Mae Cuaycong, Engineer Maximino Sillo, and Engineer Ephraem Hechanova.
He said that in 2015, Puentevella made a purchase request of the road grader in which the P9-million budget will be taken from the CEO and the P3 million will be taken from the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office.
The lone bidder was the Megamight Enterprises based in Davao City with the total bid of P9.6 million.
Montoyo claimed the members of the BAC approved a resolution that the Megamight should reduce its bidding from P9.6 million to P8.5 million because the unit was made of China.
He said the Megamight also submitted its abstract bid of P8.5 million.
On August 30, 2017, Noel Impreso, officer-in-charge of CEO, submitted a certification to the City Legal Office that the brand new road grader is not serviceable.
In July 20, 2017, Abraham Alagon Jr., authorized representative of MegaMight, sent a letter to Leonardia that they will voluntarily replace the unit.
However, Montoyo said that until now, the MegaMight failed to do so.
