African Development Bank suspends Société Bel Mabrouk Des Travaux and Investissements SARL for 13 months for fraudulent practices | African Development Bank

The African Development Bank Group announces on April 28, 2023 the 13-month exclusion of Société Bel Mabrouk Des Travaux et Investissements SARL effective April 11, 2023. Société Bel Mabrouk Des Travaux et Investissements SARL is a limited liability company registered under the law from Tunisia.

An investigation carried out by the Bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption has established that Société Bel Mabrouk Des Travaux et Investissements SARL has engaged in fraudulent practices in the context of a tender for the procurement of construction works for the Maroua-Bogo Pouss, Bogo-Pouss Section under the Transport Sector Support Program Phase II in Cameroon.

The transport sector support program focuses on the rehabilitation of the Yaoundé Bafoussam-Babadjou road and the development of the Maroua-Bogo-Pouss and Grand-Zambi Kribi roads.

During the exclusion period, Société Bel Mabrouk Des Travaux et Investissements SARL is not eligible to participate in projects and activities financed by the Bank Group. In addition, the exclusion qualifies for cross-exclusion by other multilateral development banks under the Mutual Enforcement of Exclusion Decisions Agreement, including the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank Group.

After the expiration of the exclusion period, Société Bel Mabrouk Des Travaux et Investissements SARL is only eligible to resume participation in African Development Bank Group-funded projects and activities after implementing an integrity program in line with the Bank’s guidelines.

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