Cruz disclosed a “change order” in the CUC-Cisco contract three months after the contract was signed by both parties.
On March 14, CUC entered into an $885,000 contract with the Cisco for the repair and rehabilitation of Power Plants 1 and 2. On June 6, both parties agreed to an additional $135,436 cost .
In a letter to then-CUC Executive Director Anthony Guerrero, Cisco said the change order included the additional items and work required for the refurbishment of Power Plant 2 and additional repairs to unit 7 of Power Plant 1.
For Power Plant 2, the repair work included the welding of block and in-place machining of lower liner seat and block area.
The immediate overhaul services, de-scaling and repair of radiators of the power plant 2 was one of the main projects in the change order.
CUC was supposed to assist in expediting the work permits of any foreign workers needed by Cisco.
Cruz said since the work was undertaken by Cisco there has been no improvement at the power plant.
Becasuse the rehabilitation efforts of CUC’s power plants are federally funded, Cruz said he is asking the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of the Insular Affairs and other federal authorities to investigate how CUC is spending federal funds.
As of June 20, Power Plant 2 was producing 3.3 megawatts with only two of its six diesel engines operating. The other four were “waiting for ordered parts and maintenance.”
“Two years and three months later, the Cisco contract is being ignored, consumers are being oppressed and Power Plant 2 is not functional,” Cruz said.
