Earlier this year, the State Engineering Corporation (SEC) proudly announced winning an international award for its “high quality service” at a “Standards Conference and Awards Ceremony” held in Paris. However, the honour came with a 3,900 euro or Rs. 646,952 price tag which the SEC paid to a dubious Spanish company named Business Initiative Directions [...]

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Earlier this year, the State Engineering Corporation (SEC) proudly announced winning an international award for its “high quality service” at a “Standards Conference and Awards Ceremony” held in Paris. However, the honour came with a 3,900 euro or Rs. 646,952 price tag which the SEC paid to a dubious Spanish company named Business Initiative Directions (BID).

The Spanish Consulate in Mumbai said BID was a fraudulent company and the Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Barcelona Agustin Llanas called BID a spam company that sells awards. SEC officials said they checked the legitimacy of BID before paying online.
SEC, under the Ministry of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities, paid for the award plus travel expenses from the corporation’s budget and claimed no public funds were used as they are self-financed. The expenses were approved by the agency’s Board of Directors.




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