YEREVAN. – Turkish equipment, instead of German and Italian gear, were installed at the sewage treatment plants in Armenia’s Gavar, Martuni, and Vardenis cities, which are located around Lake Sevan, the Control Chamber conclusion informs.  

The construction tender for these treatment plants was announced in 2009, and Germany’s Ludwig Pfeiffer Hoch- und Tiefbau GmbH & Co. KG, which had bid 3.9 million euros, was declared the winner of this tender. The company was ordered to install solely German- or Italian-made equipment at these treatment plants, but it was found out that some of this gear was made in Turkey.

In addition, the Control Chamber recorded other violations, totaling 250,000 euros, in the construction activities.