Events planning company paid €180,000 in three direct orders

An events planning company has been paid almost €180,000 in three direct orders by the Culture Ministry since 2013. 

TEC Malta Limited, an events planning company has been paid €179,632 in three direct orders by the Justice and Culture Ministry since March 2013.

The figure was tabled in parliament by Justice Minister Owen Bonnici in response to a parliamentary question by shadow justice minister Jason Azzopardi.

TEC were paid €58,000 in a direct order for preparing the stage, stands and sound for the 2014 Carnival, €29,500 in a direct order for clearing the Malta Shipbuilding ahead of last year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and €92,132 in a direct order for setting up a provisional backstage and press centre for the same song competition.

Moreover, TEC Limited also won a tender worth €75,679 to prepare the stage, stands and sound for the 2015 Carnival.