PD releases the documents: Veliaj gives millions of euros in tenders to the companies of the person sentenced to prison

Through documents, the Democratic Party has denounced the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, for awarding tenders to companies whose owner is sentenced to prison.

In a statement to the media, DP spokesperson for corruption, Genta Vangjeli, said that Veliaj has awarded 57 public tender contracts in a corrupt manner, while she points out that these contracts with 3 commercial entities were concluded in violation of the law.

Declaration:

Erjon Veliaj does not stop with breaking the law.

This time we denounce 57 public tender contracts that Veliaj has corruptly concluded in violation of the law with 3 commercial entities.

The first entity Regli shpk with an administrator and owner in a citizen sentenced by the court to two years in prison for the theft of 80 million lek for a tender with the object: "Stream system, neighborhood no. 1, Ura e Madhe-Kruje. 

The second entity "MC Catering shpk" owned by the convicted person mentioned above until 2012 and currently owned by his son.

The third entity that has changed its name 3 times is currently "Eagle Cons shpk" (former Eglenti shpk, former 2 Binjaket) owned by the convict's daughter.

The company caught in tender theft in 2018, for which the administrator and its owner were convicted, did not prevent Erjon Veliaj from concluding these contracts:

According to Open Corporates Albania, Regli shpk in cooperation with "MC catering shpk" benefited from 14 contracts with a total value of 3 million euros without VAT;

"Regli shpk" in cooperation with "MC catering shpk" and "Eglenti shpk" won 9 tenders with a total value of 2.3 million euros without VAT;

"MC catering shpk" only 23 procedures totaling 1.4 million euros;

"Eglenti shpk" only 11 procedures total value 489 thousand euros.

Therefore, Veliaj, instead of disqualifying the offer submitted by the company owned by the convict or the offer submitted by the association of operators of which the entity owned by the convict was a part, gives a total of about 7 million euros to him together with his family members.

In violation of the law on public procurement of time, article 45 point 1/b, as well as article 15 of the law on public procurement rules.