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In a lawsuit filed in 2012, Derwick directors said that the Venezuela subsidiary was founded in 2007.<ref name=Law/> |
In a lawsuit filed in 2012, Derwick directors said that the Venezuela subsidiary was founded in 2007.<ref name=Law/> |
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==Venezuelan power station scandal== |
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Bariven awarded contracts in 2010 amounting to more than $760 million for power plants to Derwick and two other intermediaries. The contracts awarded to Derwick amounted to $209 million.<ref name=UltimasNoticias/> Moreover, at the time of the contracts, Derwick, like the other two intermediaries, was not an agent of [[General Electric]] (GE), [[Rolls Royce]], or [[Pratt & Whitney]], the companies responsible for the actual manufacture of the plants that Derwick and the other intermediaries sold to Bariven.{{rs|date=January 2013}}<ref name=SoberaniaDos>{{rs|date=January 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.soberania.org/Articulos/articulo_6691.htm |title=Bariven compró con sobreprecio |author=César Batiz |date=September 18, 2011 |publisher=Soberania.org |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> |
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In five of the contracts, Derwick was said to have failed to meet completion dates.<ref name=ElUniversal>{{cite web |url=http://www.eluniversal.com/2011/08/14/mesa-de-unidad-exige-investigar-plan-de-inversiones-electricas.shtml |title=Mesa de unidad exige investigar plan de inversiones electricas |work= El Universal |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> In November 2011, it was reported that two of the plants that Derwick had contracted to supply to Corpoelec were abandoned.<ref name=ElUniversalDos>{{cite web |url=http://www.eluniversal.com/economia/111102/plantas-electricas-en-sidor-se-encuentran-abandonadas |title=Plantas eléctricas en Sidor se encuentran abandonadas |work= El Universal|accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> |
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In November 2011, Derwick was accused of not paying workers.<ref name=UltimasNoticasCuatro>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/ciudad/parroquias/obreros-paralizan-planta-termoelectrica-en-el-tuy.aspx |title=Obreros paralizan planta termoeléctrica en el Tuy |author= |date= |publisher= ultimasnoticias.com |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> |
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==Donations== |
==Donations== |
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An October 9, 2012 article reported that Derwick Associates and Fundación Hemógenes López donated an educational center for 120 children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsevenezuela.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2419&Itemid=2|title=Derwick Associates entrega donativo a centro educativo en Charallave |author= |date= |publisher= rsevenezuela.com|accessdate=December 13, 2012}}</ref> |
An October 9, 2012 article reported that Derwick Associates and Fundación Hemógenes López donated an educational center for 120 children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsevenezuela.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2419&Itemid=2|title=Derwick Associates entrega donativo a centro educativo en Charallave |author= |date= |publisher= rsevenezuela.com|accessdate=December 13, 2012}}</ref> |
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==Corruption claims and legal activity== |
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On September 13, 2012, Derwick Associates Corp. and its co-founders, Leopoldo Betancourt López and Pedro Trebbau López, filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, charging that it had suffered severe damage to its reputation as a result of actions by the Caracas-based bank [[Banco Venezolano de Crédito|Venezolano de Credito SA Banco Universal]], by the bank's president and chairman, Oscar García Mendoza, and by Rafael Alfonzo Hernandez, a member of the bank's board. Other named defendants include Cesar Briceño Lopez, Venecredit Securities Inc., Oscar Jose Garcia-Nevett, Joel Alejandro Cloralt Flores, and The Z Company.com, Inc. The suit, according to one account, “alleged defamation of Derwick, Betancourt and Trebbau; tortious interference with contract and with business relationships; deceptive and unfair trade practices; and civil conspiracy. The company is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions as well as monetary damages.”<ref name=Law/> |
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The damages specified in the lawsuit were $300 million.<ref name=Analitica>{{cite web |url=http://www.analitica.com/va/economia/opinion/3752001.asp |title=Derwick Associates demanda a Banco Venezolano de Crédito y a Oscar García Mendoza |author= |date= |publisher= analitica.com|accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> The premise of the lawsuit is that García Mendoza and Alfonzo Hernandez are connected with www.wikianticorrupcion.org.<ref name=ElMundo>{{cite web |url=http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/demandan-al-banco-venezolano-de-credito-y-a-su-pre.aspx |title=Demandan al Banco Venezolano de Crédito y a su presidente |author= |date= |publisher= El Mundo |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> Betancourt López said: “This legal action is not against freedom of expression, but against the practice of anonymous defamation. We have been the object of a campaign based on absolutely false charges.”<ref name=Analitica/> García Mendoza denied that he, the bank, or Alfonzo Hernandez had done any of the things they were charged with.<ref name=ElMundoDos>{{cite web |url=http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/oscar-garcia-mendoza---tomaremos-las-acciones-que-.aspx |title=Oscar García Mendoza: “Tomaremos las acciones que sean necesarias” |author= |date= |publisher= El Mundo |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name=ElMundoTres>{{cite web |url=http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/perfil---el-banquero-que-no--negocia-con-la-revolu.aspx |title=PERFIL: El banquero que no negocia con la revolución |author= |date= |publisher= El Mundo|accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> |
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César Batiz{{who?|date=December 2012}} sued the Venezuelan Minister of Minerals and Petroleum in March 2012 for information on the contracts granted by the Venezuelan government including the contracts granted by Corpoelec, Electricidad de Caracas, Pdvsa and CVG to the following companies: Iberdrola, Elecnor Durofelguera, Derwick Associates de Venezuela. The [[Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela)|Venezuelan Supreme Court]] dismissed the lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tsj.gov.ve/decisiones/spa/Abril/00384-25412-2012-2012-0372.html |title=El tribunal supremo de justicia |author= |date= |publisher= Venezuela Supreme Court |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 12:49, 17 January 2013
Native name | Derwick Associates de Venezuela SA |
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Industry | Energy |
Founded | April 7, 2003 |
Founder | Leopoldo Betancourt López Pedro Trebbau López |
Headquarters | |
Products | Electrical power Natural gas |
Services | Engineering Power-plant construction |
Website | derwickassociates |
Derwick Associates is a firm with a Venezuelan subsidiary. It “provides engineering, procurement and power-plant construction services". Derwick won several contracts to construct and provide supplies for a number of power plants in Venezuela.[1]
Corporate history
Derwick had subsidiaries in Panama, Barbados, Venezuela, and Spain, and is registered in the U.S.[citation needed]
In Venezuela, where it was registered in October 2009, it is called Derwick Associates de Venezuela SA. In Spain, where it was incorporated in January 2011, it is called Derwick Associates International SRL. [1] In the U.S., it was registered in December 2010 under the name Derwick Associates USA LLC.[2][1]
In a lawsuit filed in 2012, Derwick directors said that the Venezuela subsidiary was founded in 2007.[2]
Donations
In January 2012, Derwick donated funds for the construction of a football field in Sucre.[3]
An October 9, 2012 article reported that Derwick Associates and Fundación Hemógenes López donated an educational center for 120 children.[4]
References
- ^ a b c César Batiz (September 26, 2011). "Compras con sobreprecio en la emergencia eléctrica". Ultimas Noticias. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ a b "Defamation Suit Seeks $300 Million in Damages From Venezuelan Bankers". law.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Ocariz entrega quinta cancha de futbol de grama artificial en sucre". globovision.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Derwick Associates entrega donativo a centro educativo en Charallave". rsevenezuela.com. Retrieved December 13, 2012.