The Generalitat of Catalonia is moving the chips to put out the fire that started last Saturday with the opposition’s debacle. Poor organization of the company subcontracted to manage the incident, blindforced the general manager of Public Duty to dismiss, Martha Martorellappointed responsible for the execution of a drafted and awarded public contract. before taking office. will be relieved by Anna Maria Molina CerratoAssistant general manager of analysis and strategic planning for the division, hitherto managed by Martorell.
And after that express fire extinguisher, Generalitat is now exploring how to claim all possible liability from the person who caused the fiasco. It could turn into a minimum penalty 75.000 €in addition to the termination of the contract and the return of everything collected by the company to date blind. According to the details of the contract, the company has so far received 59,906.28 Euros from a contract. 1.5 million €.
For the first time in the history of the Generalitat de Catalunya subcontractor some contradictions. The argument is that tests with 13,500 concurrent participants and 72 different exams could not be undertaken by the internal staff of the administration. The chaos of last Saturday, September 2, 2022When the presidential ‘consuls’ put out the tender for the organization of the ‘macrooposicions’ that will take place in 2023. stabilization Number of personnel in the history of the Catalan administration.
Two candidates were submitted to this competition with a total value of 1.2 million Euros (1.5 million including VAT). On the one hand, company of Italian origin selexiIn 2023, he will be tasked with managing the oppositions of the Generalitat Fire Brigade and will demand 219,984.05 euros for this. Or psychotechnics for the body Rural RepresentativesIn return, he will receive 134,085 euros.
On the other hand, the last winner of the award is Cegos, of French origin, who won similar contracts worth 10.4 million euros across the state last year, according to data from the Sector Contract Platform Kamu.
Lower price and more experience. These were the variables that determined the Generalitat’s competition in favor of Cegos. high score (100 points out of 100). Selexi scored 78.3 out of 100. This is a competition that was not conceived or given by Marta Martorell, the dismissed general manager of the Civil Service, but is responsible for compliance as stated in the specification.
Examining the scope of the fine
How did a company with such a high past experience and value realize a fiasco like the one on Saturday? One of the explanations put forward by the unions is last-minute and temporary work companies (for example, Randstad) Personnel without prior training to supervise inspections. Something clearly stipulated in the spec sheet. “They were still looking for people during the same week,” says a source familiar with the process.
The mentioned document, like all public contractscontains a number of clauses in case of incompatibility. According to the contract signed here by Cegos, Generalitat has the right to “in case of serious violations by the contractor company, a penalty of 5% of the price that signed the contract”. Based on the award’s budget of 1.49 million (including VAT), this 5% corresponds to 75,000 euros.
However, sources consulted from the Presidential ‘consuls’ said,go further“They’re also working on how to extend the sentences. They are also considering how to put the puzzle that exploded last Saturday. Who will organize the exams that need to be repeated? Who will be responsible for preparing them?” Intense calendar of extraordinary and ordinary oppositions, which will take place more than 14,000 in the coming months, Presidential ‘assembly’, laura vilagraHe called the unions to the Palau de la Generalitat next Wednesday afternoon to try to answer some of these questions.