Mexico disqualifies two companies for submitting false information, imposes hefty fines

Mexico's Secretariat of Anti-Corruption and Good Government has disqualified two companies from participating in federal public contracts due to the submission of false information. Limpieza Géminis, S.A. de C.V., and Transmareli, S.A. de C.V., will be barred from bidding or entering into agreements with the Federal Public Administration.

The Internal Control Body at the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources sanctioned Limpieza Géminis with a fine of 158,369 pesos and a three-month disqualification. The company provided false information when bidding for a cleaning services contract for Semarnat facilities in Mexico City, Mérida, and Yucatán. Specifically, it submitted a supposed waste management plan that was not received by the relevant environmental impact evaluation directorate.

Separately, the Internal Control Body at the National Water Commission sanctioned Transmareli, S.A. de C.V. with a fine of 814,608 pesos and a disqualification period of six months and 21 days. This penalty stems from the company submitting falsified professional certifications when bidding for a contract to provide services for the 29th edition of the National Sports and Cultural Games of the Environment Sector.

Both companies have been added to the Directory of Sanctioned Suppliers and Contractors, preventing them from engaging in new government contracts. The Secretariat stated that these measures were issued in accordance with the law, considering proportionality and the severity of the offenses. The companies retain the right to appeal these resolutions.