Walkways, bridges and scaffolding surround the complex matrix of the Comptroller’s Office, in the center of Quito. On December began the reconstruction of the two buildings burned in the violent protests of October 2019.
The cost of the repair is $ 19.3 million, of which 12.5 million come from the policies you paid for La Union Insurance, in November after litigation. The “all risk of fire, all electrical and vehicle risk” coverage was only for one of the two vandalized buildings.
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The old building, built in 1961, was the only one who was insured. This is how he confirmed to this newspaper Valentina Zarate, sub-comptroller commissioned, before submitting your resignation.
Rebuilding this building costs $ 8 million. According Zárate, the $ 4.5 million The remainder of the policies will be used to purchase the furniture and vehicles that were incinerated. Also, there is a part of the building (block C) that was completely damaged and must be downfall this year.
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Instead, the second building, a new six-story block was not insured. The official’s justification is that when the attack occurred, the delivery receipt for the property had not yet been signed. Its construction, in charge of the Army Corps of Engineers, began in 2013 and by the time it was vandalized, finishes were being carried out. “It was not our good,” Zarate said.
The lack of a policy made the State bear the cost of the repair. Re-enabling it costs $ 11.3 million. To this value must be added the $ 19.8 million that the Comptroller’s Office canceled days before the October protests against the Corps of Engineers.
Today, a black canvas covers the reinforced concrete structure. Below, almost unnoticed, workers work to reinforce the columns, covering the beams with polycarbonate sheets, removing aluminum panels, leveling the floors, placing glass sheets, removing soot from the windows that withstood the attack and chipping the windows. walls to remove all electrical wiring and pipes that have melted or exploded from the fire.
José Ramos, Chief of Staff of the Corps of Engineers, assures that the lack of insurance for the new building was not the responsibility of the military company. “When the contract was made, it was not contemplated to ensure the structure, by decision of the contractor. They put the specifications and requirements, ”says the officer.
In the corridors, ceilings and steps the blackened paint is still peeling off. The Fire Department Report No. 2019-DP-006, of November 2019, ensures that the temperature inside the premises reached 380 degrees. At these levels, the text adds, “concrete loses its own characteristics of resistance.”
Last week, the Assembly’s Audit Commission denounced that files that were not digitized were lost in the fire. The documents referred to 15 years of glosses, whose fines for $ 844 million they were vanished.
That file rested in the new building. While, in the old one, the office of the comptroller general was completely destroyed.
According to Zárate, the delay in starting the reconstruction was due to the fact that the insurance payment took a year. He says that the check drawn by Seguros La Unión had to enter the National Treasury account. “We couldn’t get the money just like that. We had to do a project and look for the rest of the financing ”.
The detail
Situation. The officials of the Comptroller’s Office are currently spread over three buildings. One of these is leased and costs $ 65,300 per month.
Goods
Matrix is for 1,400 servers
In Quito there are at least 10 state buildings that are unoccupied or underutilized. Among these, the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) stands out. According to the project called Integral Rehabilitation of the Main Building of the Comptroller’s Office, these spaces are not large enough to accommodate the 1,400 employees.
The Comptroller’s Office indicates that there are 52 administrative units, 32 were located in the headquarters of the parent company in the city of Quito, which represents 57%.
In the matrix, the office of the comptroller general, the national administrative coordination, the financial coordination, the national directorates of Sponsorship, Responsibility, Collection and Coercion, Strategic Planning, Predetermination of Responsibilities and more.
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