At its session today, October 24, the government made a decision to allow changes to be made to the Purchase Agreement. It is about the "Euroasphalt" company, where Karlen Simonyan, the brother of NA Speaker Alen Simonyan, worked.
It is noted that according to the contract signed on May 6, 2024 between the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and "Euroasphalt" closed joint-stock company, "Euroasphalt" CJSC undertook to implement T-1-35, /H-81/ (Hatashen) - km 0 of Sorik highway. +000 - km5+100 section overhaul works, which is currently in a deplorable condition and does not provide the minimum conditions necessary for safe traffic for the population, most of whom are Yezidis.
The changes proposed by this project are intended for the settlement of the problems listed above and are aimed at carrying out the process of repairing, overhauling and continuously improving the quality of the road network. Within the framework of the above-mentioned contract, the agreement was not signed, the bank guarantee by "Euroasphalt" was provided within the stipulated period (18.07.2024). due to the fact of submitting it later (02.08.2024) instead of submitting it.
This problem arose due to the change in the terms of the guarantee provision by the partner bank of the company.
Considering that the Ministry respects the company's explanations regarding the missed deadline and taking into account that organizing a new procurement procedure is time-consuming, not counting the risk of appeal, the poor condition of the mentioned roads and considering that it is already September and favorable weather conditions are required for asphalting, an agreement is proposed. allow twenty-seven business days for closing.
