Last month mr santos announced that tenders for 19 projects worth $ 1.9 billion will be opened by the end of the year .
上个月,santos先生宣称为价值19亿美元的19个项目的投标将在今年年底前召开。
Much of what could be called corruption has become formalised , if not legalised , through official tenders , court rulings and bank-approved loans .
被称为腐败的很多东西即使没有合法化,也通过正式投标、法院裁决和银行许可的贷款变得正常化了。
The report said tenders and material procurement for 14 projects had failed to comply with legal procedures , but did not give details .
报告表示,14个项目的投标和材料采购存在违规行为,但没有透露具体细节。
Public officials may allocate tenders based on bribes and contractors may in turn cut corners , using cheap materials so they can pocket the difference .
公共官员可能基于贿赂分派投标,而贿赂官员的承包商则偷工减料,赚取差价。
Barbara hogan , minister of public enterprises , the department that hands out many of the juiciest tenders , has called for a new law to regulate such blatant conflicts of interest .
But the day before , the cypriot president continued , turkey had reiterated its " provocative and aggressive stance " , and warned cyprus that it should not proceed with a new round of tenders for prospecting contracts .
Since 2005 venezuela has bought $ 5 billion of argentine bonds , most of which it has passed on to friendly local banks at a steep discount ; it has sold argentina diesel fuel under special arrangements that include the purchase of argentine products from providers selected by the governments without competitive tenders .