Corrupt Practices in the making
He must resign his post as Airport General Manager.
CONFLICT of interest may arise in the award of a P12-million security services contract with the Mactan-Cebu International Airport.
The winning bid went to the Philippine Aviation Security Service Corp. (Passcor), where airport general manager Adelberto Yap sits as chairman of the board.
But Yap said there was nothing improper because he did not
interfere with or
influence the bidding committee.
"My chairmanship of Passcor is not an issue. We are the most qualified aviation security agency," he said.
In the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act or Republic Act No. 3019, public officers are banned from entering into contracts with the government in which they benefit financially.
Two examples of illegal acts listed in the special law :
* Directly or indirectly having financial or pecuniary interest in any business, contract or transaction in connection with which he intervenes or takes part in his official capacity, or in which he is prohibited by the Constitution or by any law from having any interest.
* Directly or indirectly becoming interested, for personal gain, or having a material interest in any transaction or act requiring the approval of a board, panel or group of which he is a member, and which exercises discretion in such approval, even if he votes against the same or does not participate in the action of the board, committee, panel or group.
A losing bidder is seeking a review of the award since Passcor did not submit the lowest bid.
Lester Anthony Mendoza, president of the BA Investigation and Security Agency (Baisa) whose firm quoted the lowest price at P11.6 million is asking for a review of the September 8 bidding.
Baisa was disqualified by the bids and awards committee, for failing to pass post-qualification requirements.
"The evaluation procedure conducted by the BAC on eligibility, technical and financial requirements submitted by Baisa was flawed since we have fully complied with all of them," Mendoza said in a September 21 press statement.
Yap, in a separate interview said, he was not surprised with Mendoza's complaint because "losing bidders always question" the outcome.
Yap said placing the lowest bid was not the lone factor in the choice of a security agency.
"The standard direction of the security agency is that they should have a background in aviation to be qualified and not just have the ordinary blue guards," Yap said.
Security guards to be hired by the MCIAA will augment the force of the airport police, he said.
Yap said this is the reason Centurion Security Agency, whose contract with MCIAA ends on October 1, did not join the bidding.
"We preempted that already. We know that they (Baisa) will complain. The people behind the agency are former MCIAA employees," Yap said.
Agencies were required to avail of at least three years training in aviation security of an international airport.
Security guards should have also complied with at least 80 hours of basic aviation security course.
Reporter Doris C. Bongcac
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