Payments were made to 257 suppliers for an approximate value of $ 128,000 million, the ANI reported.
The National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) reported this Wednesday that payments were made to all the suppliers of the Ruta del Sol 3 project and the payments that were scheduled to end in September 2021 were anticipated four months. the signature of an otheri between the entity and the Yuma SA Concessionaire
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The payments corresponding to the 21 suppliers whose debts were greater than $ 2,001 million concluded on May 11 and are equivalent to the disbursement of $ 13,626 million, detailed the ANI. With this last payment, all the debts to 257 external suppliers were finalized for a total value of $ 128,000 million.
“We celebrate this news of the advance payment of the credits to the suppliers of the Ruta el Sol 3 highway megaproject, a project that benefits the entire north coast and connects it with the center of the country, which commits total resources of $ 3.5 billion and that it is progressing according to the established schedule, ”said Angela María Orozco, Minister of Transportation.
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According to the ANI, in March 2020, when the cancellation of the credits began, 199 project providers (75%) received the entire payment. They were owed up to $ 500 million.
On the other hand, 58 suppliers were left with payment agreements and 23 of them had their entire credit paid off in September 2020. Last March, payments to the 14 suppliers whose debt was between $ 1,001 million and $ 2,000 million ended.
“It is a piece of peace of mind to receive payments in advance,” said Edwin Otálora, a work representative at GF Ingenieros, whose debt was over $ 2,000 million. “They fulfilled us, we attest to this, and we feel very proud to continue in the project, to have a positive impact on the region,” he said.
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Currently, Ruta del Sol 3 registers an advance of 35.86% . This project goes from San Roque (Cesar) to the “Ye” de Ciénaga (Magdalena) and from Carmen de Bolívar (Bolívar) to Valledupar.
Follow the news of El Espectador on Google NewsAccording to the entity, 187.68 kilometers of second carriageway have been built and 142.13 km have been improved, for a total execution of 329.81 km.
