PT CPI Fined Rp2 Billion

JAKARTA - PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia (PT CPI) was found guilty and make a monopoly and unfair competition related to auction services in cleaning and building services at Duri, Dumai, Riau and Rumbai-Minas, Riau. For that, PT CPI rewarded a fine of Rp2 billion and must be deposited into the state treasury.

This was revealed Monday (31 / 8) in Jakarta in court reading the verdict for alleged violation of article 22 of Law No. 5 / 1999 about prohibition of Monopolistic Practices and Unfair Business Competition in the Office of Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), Jakarta. The trial led by the Chairperson of the Commission Tadjuddin Noer Said. Based on the facts available, the Commission Council declared PT CPI as I reported proven legally and convincingly violating Article 22 of Law No. 5 / 1999.

In this case, PT CPI to be suspected auction committee and facilitate the conspiracy bidders to set prospective tender winner.

Auction services in cleaning and building services in Duri-Dumai, Riau is the auction package in the neighborhood I PT CPI to reach the ceiling of 5,372,366 U.S. dollars. While for auction Rumbai-Minas, Riau is a package II with ceiling for 4,422,284 U.S. dollars.

Auction which was announced in 2007 was finally won by PT NIS for packages I and II. However, PT NIS finally chose to take the packet II alone. Then the package I was taken by PT Avia. In its decision, the Commission Council also declared all bidders reported guilty and violated Article 22 of Law No. 5 / 1999. The reason bidders proved to Mutual Agreement Letter to regulate and determine the bidders.

Manager Communications & Media Relations of PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia, Hanafi Kadir, who was contacted via cell say, the CPI has received such information, but have not received a copy of the decision. ''We've heard about that decision today, but we have not received a copy of his decision and will study it,'' he said.