Abhisit govt 'was asked to split up project'

Piyanuch Thamnukasetchai

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A Department of Special Investigation (DSI) probe into alleged bid collusion and fraud in a project to build police stations and officer accommodation has found that eight companies submitted a letter to then prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and deputy premier Suthep Thaugsuban objecting to a plan to award the projects to a single contractor.

DSI chief Tarit Pengdith said yesterday the letter showed that the firms - which included controversial bid-winner PCC Development and Construction Co (PCC) - urged Abhisit not to approve the police department's plan to award a single contract for thnewsjse project, and to hold separate bids for each of the nine police regions. The firms said awarding a single contract would put local construction contractors at a disadvantage.

The document said the merged bid was unrealistic, as one contractor couldn't construct all the buildings nationwide at the same time.

The DSI would summon Abhisit to explain the facts soon, Tarit said.

He said the DSI had received complaints from five subcontractors of PCC, as the firm allegedly failed to pay them, while presenting work progress reports to the Royal Thai Police in order to receive payment. As a result, the DSI started a fraud probe against PCC and yesterday invited National Police chief Adul Saengsing-kaew to file a complaint as damaged party.

The DSI will invite former police chiefs Pol General Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Pol General Prateep Tanprasert and Pol General Wichean Potephosree to provide information before summoning Suthep, Tarit said.

-- The Nation 2013-02-07

There's a lot of smoke going to come from this shortly.....but it will no doubt blow away....

Why do they need new police stations? Couldn't they just cut their uniforms with larger pockets?

The DSI would summon Abhisit to explain the facts soon, Tarit said.

And, good luck with that.

More muck raking by the DSI.

Do unto others as they would do unto you.

Abhisit and his masters' muck-raking on Thaksin is coming back to bite them on the bottom.

More muck raking by the DSI.

More muckraking that is needed and not generated by the DSI.

He said the DSI had received complaints from five subcontractors of PCC, as the firm allegedly failed to pay them, while presenting work progress reports to the Royal Thai Police in order to receive payment. As a result, the DSI started a fraud probe against PCC and yesterday invited National Police chief Adul Saengsing-kaew to file a complaint as damaged party.

How odd that it happened in Big Brothers own backyard in Chiang Mai and nobody DID anything about it or even noticed it until now.

What a coincidence that there just happens to be an election for Bangkok Governor at this moment in time.

Edited February 7, 201313 yr by billd766

Anything that further clips Suthep's wings has to be a good thing.

So PCC submitted progress reports and were paid accordingly. Did not one have the presence of mind to sign off on the work in progress? Has Thai Govt ever heard of a project manager and why, at this juncture has there been no arrests of the directors of PCC? Everyone is too busy pointing fingers and muck raking and the good old DSI is going to 'investigate'. Talk about giving the crims time to get their asses covered...

More muck raking by the DSI.

More muckraking that is needed and not generated by the DSI.

He said the DSI had received complaints from five subcontractors of PCC, as the firm allegedly failed to pay them, while presenting work progress reports to the Royal Thai Police in order to receive payment. As a result, the DSI started a fraud probe against PCC and yesterday invited National Police chief Adul Saengsing-kaew to file a complaint as damaged party.

And what does that have to do with Abhisit? It's a commercial issue.

So PCC submitted progress reports and were paid accordingly. Did not one have the presence of mind to sign off on the work in progress? Has Thai Govt ever heard of a project manager and why, at this juncture has there been no arrests of the directors of PCC? Everyone is too busy pointing fingers and muck raking and the good old DSI is going to 'investigate'. Talk about giving the crims time to get their asses covered...

It could just be that the government of the time (or certain persons within it) was in on the scam with the the company, ever thought of that? Of course Abhisits teflon government couldn't possibly be involved in corruption and fraud now could they. As as for the rest of you complaining about the timing of this investigation, does it make the guilty any less guilty? Talk about blinkers.

So PCC submitted progress reports and were paid accordingly. Did not one have the presence of mind to sign off on the work in progress? Has Thai Govt ever heard of a project manager and why, at this juncture has there been no arrests of the directors of PCC? Everyone is too busy pointing fingers and muck raking and the good old DSI is going to 'investigate'. Talk about giving the crims time to get their asses covered...

It could just be that the government of the time (or certain persons within it) was in on the scam with the the company, ever thought of that? Of course Abhisits teflon government couldn't possibly be involved in corruption and fraud now could they. As as for the rest of you complaining about the timing of this investigation, does it make the guilty any less guilty? Talk about blinkers.

Guilty before there has even been an investigation let alone charges.

These Dem bashers really go for it every little chance they get.

Hay Mutt how about giving us all the full information on this which you undoubtedly have seeing as how you can determine guilt at this early stage.

More muck raking by the DSI.

More muckraking that is needed and not generated by the DSI.

He said the DSI had received complaints from five subcontractors of PCC, as the firm allegedly failed to pay them, while presenting work progress reports to the Royal Thai Police in order to receive payment. As a result, the DSI started a fraud probe against PCC and yesterday invited National Police chief Adul Saengsing-kaew to file a complaint as damaged party.

And what does that have to do with Abhisit? It's a commercial issue.

It was part of Abhisit and Korns "Thai Khem Kaeng" "Investing from Strength to Strength" project that involved borrowing just under 1.5 Trillion Baht - you know the very thing he complained about this government doing. Various dodgy contracts were "undertaken" under this project including the infamous dust free road project which the democrats kicked off as a present to the Bhum Jai Thai Party if they gave up on the natural gas city bus purchase. The dems said that the process wasn't transparent (where have we heard that from before) but most thai people accept that the bus idea was a really good one and would make the BJP popular in Bangkok which was precisely not what the dems wanted.

So it has a lot to do with abhisit. Remember it was his cabinet that signed off on it, in particular his personally chosen right hand man. His non stick coating is wearing off faster and faster.

So PCC submitted progress reports and were paid accordingly. Did not one have the presence of mind to sign off on the work in progress? Has Thai Govt ever heard of a project manager and why, at this juncture has there been no arrests of the directors of PCC? Everyone is too busy pointing fingers and muck raking and the good old DSI is going to 'investigate'. Talk about giving the crims time to get their asses covered...

It could just be that the government of the time (or certain persons within it) was in on the scam with the the company, ever thought of that? Of course Abhisits teflon government couldn't possibly be involved in corruption and fraud now could they. As as for the rest of you complaining about the timing of this investigation, does it make the guilty any less guilty? Talk about blinkers.

Guilty before there has even been an investigation let alone charges.

These Dem bashers really go for it every little chance they get.

Hay Mutt how about giving us all the full information on this which you undoubtedly have seeing as how you can determine guilt at this early stage.

"These Dem bashers really go for it every little chance they get."

My, how we laughed. Have you seen some of the invective coming from your side of the fence?