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Mexico City Public Works Chief Defends 1.91 Billion Peso Elevated Garden Cost
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Mexico City Public Works Chief Defends 1.91 Billion Peso Elevated Garden Cost

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Mexico City's Public Works Secretary Raúl Basulto Luviano defended the 1.91 billion peso cost of the Tlalpan Elevated Garden, stating it was a fixed-price contract.
  • He asserted that the project's cost was justified after comparing it to similar infrastructure projects in the capital.
  • The elevated garden, which opened recently, spans 1.8 kilometers and is intended to be a public space.

Mexico City's Public Works Secretary Raúl Basulto Luviano has defended the 1.91 billion peso investment in the Tlalpan Elevated Garden, rejecting claims of overpricing. Speaking alongside Mayor Clara Brugada, Basulto Luviano stated the project was a fixed-price contract, meaning the cost remained frozen from the moment it was signed.

"You can verify in the contract that from the beginning, the contract was for 1.914 billion pesos and it has not changed since day one when the contract was signed," he said. "So we categorically deny that this work had an overprice, because it does not. The contract establishes this, and of course, we will continue working to address the details the work still has pending."

You can verify in the contract that from the beginning, the contract was for 1.914 billion pesos and it has not changed since day one when the contract was signed. So we categorically deny that this work had an overprice, because it does not. The contract establishes this, and of course, we will continue working to address the details the work still has pending.

— Raúl Basulto LuvianoMexico City's Public Works Secretary defending the cost of the Tlalpan Elevated Garden.

Basulto Luviano highlighted that the cost was "valued" against similar projects, such as vehicular overpasses or second-floor public transport lanes, concluding that the price paid was fair. "We have a series of analyzed works over the last decade in Mexico City that we can compare with the price established for this work, and we can say this work is within the market price. This work did not have an overprice; this work was not overpriced, but rather had a correct analysis that allowed for a fair payment," he stated.

The 1.8-kilometer "Floating Garden" was inaugurated last Sunday. Officials guaranteed that the remaining work would be concluded in the coming days to ensure the project's completion.

We have a series of analyzed works over the last decade in Mexico City that we can compare with the price established for this work, and we can say this work is within the market price. This work did not have an overprice; this work was not overpriced, but rather had a correct analysis that allowed for a fair payment.

— Raúl Basulto LuvianoJustifying the cost of the Tlalpan Elevated Garden by comparing it to similar projects.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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