https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/carlos-slim-s-company-still-eligible-for-mexico-contracts-despite-train-crash-1.1618381
Bloomberg) – Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso SAB will need to take responsibility for building a section of Mexico City’s Metro that collapsed but it won’t lose existing government contracts or be locked out of future work, according to a person close to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
An independent probe published Wednesday showed the accident, which killed 26 people when an elevated train line collapsed, was caused by construction errors. Grupo Carso built the portion of Line 12 that gave way, which the report said suffered from a lack of bolts, problems with welding and issues with the concrete used.
The catastrophe won’t jeopardize Carso’s chances of winning future bids as long as the company abides by any punishment it may receive, according to the person familiar with the government’s thinking, who asked not to be identified discussing private information.