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Senator presses PPP Authority on transparency and potential conflicts in Luma procurement

Senate Government Commission (Puerto Rico Senate) · May 27, 2021
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Summary

Senate committee questioned the Authority for Public‑Private Partnerships about limited public notice during the RFP stage, whether the legislative mandate was truly 'bipartite,' and whether selection‑committee membership created appearance‑of‑conflict concerns; the Authority agreed to provide procurement regulations and evaluation minutes.

A presiding senator told officials from the Authority for Public‑Private Partnerships that many citizens felt blindsided by the Luma Energy procurement and pressed the Authority to produce records showing when and how the process was communicated to the public.

The senator asked for the Authority's PPP regulation and minutes from the ARFP evaluation process, saying the public did not learn key details until close to contract signing. ‘‘Solicitamos copia del reglamento... Además de eso, necesitamos las minutas del proceso de ARSP de las evaluaciones,’’ the senator…

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