Panama Canal Authority Refutes Impregilo President’s Statements

The ACP categorically denies the statements made by Ponzellini, which were subsequently reported by Reuters, claiming that Impregilo SpA (and its Grupo Unidos por el Canal consortium partners), obtained the “highest score” in the technical evaluation for the contract. The technical evaluation process is still very much underway, and the ACP has yet to determine the information.

Once the technical evaluation is completed, all of the proposals will move to a stage of internal and external audits to validate the procedures. A date will then be set for a public ceremony to announce the results of the technical proposals and to open the envelopes containing the price of each proposal. Currently, these envelopes remain sealed in an independent and secure vault in Panama’s National Bank.

Therefore, Ponzellini’s claims are totally inaccurate when announcing a June 29 date for the public ceremony. Again, this is yet to be determined by the ACP.