ARRSH predetermined the winner of the additional tender in Qukës–Qafë Plloçë, “Albavia” millions of euros for 10 years!

In 2014, the contract for lot 1 of the Qukës - Qafë Plloçë road was signed, where the winning companies should have completed this segment in June 2018. However, 6 and a half years have passed since this deadline and again the winner of this lot, the company "Albavia", has not yet implemented the contract, while it has clearly been favored by state institutions, which have increased the funds and extended the deadline.

But, despite this major abuse, the firm has not only not been "punished", investigated, judged or penalized, but continues to receive other funds for this segment, with tenders that are suspected to be predetermined by the Albanian Road Authority.

Despite the fact that the leaders of the ARRSH have changed, the favoritism is suspected to come by "order from above", since the institutions or directors who have signed tenders for Qukës - Qafë Plloçë have always favored the firm "Albavia".

Facsimile: ARA data for lot 1 of the Qukës – Qafë Plloçë road

The road, which began construction 15 years ago, is still not finished. Although it is only 43 kilometers long, the cost has exceeded 400 million euros, from only 150 initially estimated. According to the official website of the Albanian Road Administration, the contractor for the works of lot 1 is “JV Sintram & Albavia”, while the supervisor of the works is the company “CEC” shpk. The works began in July 2015, while the value of the works was 38 million euros.

KLSH says there is an additional 22.6 million USD for lot 1

“The contract was signed on May 9, 2014 and the works should have been completed on June 23, 2018. Currently, these works have not been completed yet,” wrote the Supreme State Audit Office in 2019. However, lot 1 received a full $22.6 million more than the initial project. According to the Supreme State Audit Office, for lot 1, 2 contract addenda have been implemented, 2 change orders have been approved, and 2 other change orders are in process. The contract value for lot 1 is expected to be around $60.7 million, with an additional reference to the basic contract worth around $22.6 million, or 59% higher than expected.

Facsimile: ARRSH has announced at the end of 2024 the winner of the firm "Albavia" for the additional works in lot 0

The value of the new tender was 3.5 million euros, while the deadline is 6 months. The ARRSH itself writes that during the implementation of works in lot 0, which began in 2009 and ended in 2014, there was a massive landslide. "The axis was moved to a length of about 800 ml, which had an additional cost of 20% of the contract value. Even with the additional funds, the facility was not completed 100% and was not put into use," the Authority writes.

Meanwhile, at the end of 2024, the winner of this procedure was announced. And, it could not have happened otherwise, since the winner is a well-known name in the construction of the Qukës - Qafë Plloçë road; the firm "Albavia"! The one that received an additional 22.6 million USD for lot 1, which is adjacent to these unfinished works.

But, not only that, since the offer of the firm “Albavia” was not the lowest in this tender. The lowest offer was in the amount of 202 million lek, while “Albavia” offered 246 million lek. The difference is a full 44 million lek, or about 450 thousand euros. The two firms that offered less were disqualified by the “Gjylja” of the ARA, which clearly favored this firm, raising great doubts that everything was predetermined.

Announcement of the Municipality of Pogradec for the tender for the connecting roads of Qukë – Qafë Plloçë

“Albavia” also won a tender from the Municipality of Pogradec for a road connecting the villages of Mokra with the Qukës – Qafë Plloçë road. In 2024, the Municipality of Pogradec announced the winner of the tender “lot IV, Ura e Zëmçës – Kryqëzim Proptisht, Bishnicë”, with a fund of 220 million lekë. “Albavia” won this tender, although the case went to the KPP or even to the court. So, if a company easily wins these tenders, are they predetermined?! All the institutions or even the heads who signed them have been “put in line”, perhaps by order from “those above”.

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