The collection from the waste auction exceeds the estimate

He Ministry of Economy and Finance (MPEG) reported that at least 111,000 dollars above what was established or more than 444,000 dollars to what is determined in the tender documentation, in the auction for the engagement of the cleaning and removal of waste and iron and metal waste found in closed or open spaces of institutions and decentralized offices at the national level.

The auction, in which they participated seven proponentshe spent Administration for Property of the MEF Stateand consisted of three levels of garbage: ferrous waste, electronic or computer material and ship wasteand in all three cases there was an increase in the base prices that were offered in the comments.

He Deputy Minister of Finance, Jorge Luis Almengorhe explained that this means that the value per ton of each of these three lines can increase, because when they go to the field to collect the materials they will understand what the actual tonnage is that will be used. withdrawing from each of the state institutions at the national level.

Regarding the revenue for the state that will be generated by the waste, Almengor pointed out that in the past administrations, metal waste was estimated at $50.00 per tonwhile in this administration, after the standardization of criteria s Chief Controller of the Republicwas increased to $62.50 per tonwhich means improvement $12.50 per ton.

He explained that since it is a complex activity due to the risks and logistics required to remove, transport, weigh and process the waste to the point of departure from the country, it will be formalized through a sales contract to guarantee an appropriate process, in which his main the condition of giving priority to subjects of higher risk such as Ministry of Health (Minsa) and Ministry of Education (Meduca).

According to him MEF, the modality will enable the achievement of certain goals, such as: prevention of effects on public health due to accumulation of old iron in objects and properties of subjects; prevent environmental risks affecting citizens; enable the reuse of freed areas for other purposes, such as the construction of infrastructure, parks or other projects of benefit to the community and finally, improve the visual aspect of the environment, which can have a positive effect at the national level.

Deputy Minister Finances He pointed out that the responsible disposal of old waste gives dignity to the work of the state, emphasizing that in the environment it tells the citizen that what this administration is looking for is that both the citizen and the official in the state offices find a dignified environment that conveys care for the community and respect. for work and public space.

Work on the project has been ongoing since 2019 and was interrupted due to the pandemic, however, tremendous progress has been made and today we culminate the first half of 2023 with the holding of this public auction of state assets declared waste, both by the MEF and the MEF- And. , and the Chief Supervisor of the Republic, and the money obtained from the auction will go directly to National treasureAlmengor concluded.