Bangkok: Prepare to submit the case of collusion in bidding for the Office of the Auditor General's building for consideration by the Director-General of the DSI on 13 June. Prepare to submit the case file of the collusion in bidding for the State Audit Office building to the 'Director-General of DSI' for consideration by Friday 13 June before sending to the NACC.
According to Thai News Agency, progress in the investigation into the case of the offense under the Act on Bidding to Government Agencies B.E. 2542 or the case of collusion in the bidding of the construction project of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) by the DSI. The investigator stated that the latest case file is still in the process of document processing and waiting for a representative from the Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning to provide additional information because the Department of Public Works is the agency responsible for documents related to the search of 7 cement plants. Previously, the DSI integrated the search to examine in detail whether the cement used in the construction met the Thai Industrial Standards (TIS) standards or not. The discussion was because the officers found irregularities in the cement used mixed with cement in the construction of the OAG building, especially the absence of the TIS symbol on the cement bags, which did not match the TOR document specified in the procurement.
However, the case will be included in the bid rigging case. This week, the special case investigation team will have to submit the bid rigging case file to Pol. Lt. Col. Yuthana Phraedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation, for consideration of the case's opinion so that next week, the case file will be forwarded to the NACC to investigate the facts of the group of 70 government officials, consisting of 1. executives of independent organizations, 2. 10 committees of design, construction, and supervision, and 3. the committee to consider legal issues according to the Government Procurement and Supplies Management Act B.E. 2560, approximately 15 people, along with juristic persons, namely executives of the PKW joint venture, totaling 6 people. As for the second nominee case, which is related to Santiphap Property Co., Ltd., which the Department of Business Development previously provided information to the DSI, it is currently in the process of issuing a special case number.