The government gave over €13.7 million worth of direct orders for building roads in 2023, transport minister Chris Bonnet told parliament on Tuesday.
The €13,721,063.46 excluding VAT was handed to 20 contractors, parliamentary questions asked by PN MP Adrian Delia revealed.
In total, Infrastructure Malta gave contractors almost €123.7 million last year for road building, another PQ made by Delia on Monday shows.
That means that for every €10 given to contractors, €1 was via direct order.
Public Procurement Regulations say any supplies, works or services that are valued higher than €10,000 need to be tendered.
But the regulations also say that “in exceptional cases” contracts valued above €10,000 can be procured via direct order if approved by the minister.
The 20 contractors given a direct order for road building:
- 120 JV
- Asfaltar Ltd.
- Bonnici Bros Services Ltd.
- Central Asphalt Ltd.
- Clint Grech
- Excel Sis Enerji Uretim
- Hal Mann Vella Limited
- Karl Jos Dimech
- LK Ltd.
- Northwind Investments Ltd.
- Philip Agius & Sons
- Polidano Borthers Ltd.
- RM Construction Ltd.
- Road Maintenance Services Ltd.
- Road Servicing Ltd.
- RR JV
- Schembri Infrastructures Ltd.
- T & C Ciappara Construction
- Tal-Maghtab Construction Co. Ltd.
- V & C Contractors Ltd.