DSI asked to probe airport deal
Democrat Party deputy leader Alongkorn Pollabutr yesterday filed evidence with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to investigate suspected irregularities in the bidding of the 400Hz electrical systems and air conditioners at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The Airport Facility Co that won the bidding over Thai Airways International (THAI) had no experience in electrical systems and air-conditioning, as it was involved in "ice, massage parlours and agricultural businesses," he said. Meanwhile, THAI was deemed unqualified with 79 per cent of the technical qualification points, although it had run the business at the international airport at Don Muang for more than 10 years. Alongkorn suspected nepotism as the bids for 400Hz electrical systems and air conditioners were for 10 years - and worth Bt4 billion, he said.
Piyanuch Tamnukasetchau The Nation
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