The two senior officials of the Project Management Unit (PMU), which oversees the proposed new Kelani Bridge to Athurugiri highway on stilts of the Road Development Authority (RDA), have given statements to the Bribery Commission last week.
The head of the project management unit overseeing the expressway K. It is reported that Mr. Selvanandan has been informed.
This investigation has been initiated to clarify how the estimates of the original engineers were changed to benefit China Harbor Engineering Corporation Limited (CHEC) during the awarding of the project.
In addition to the project head Mr. Selvanandan, the deputy project director Mr. PD Suriyabandara was also called separately.
Sources say that the commission recently received several files related to this bid.
The inquiry was initiated amid intense efforts by the Ministry of Highways to sign the Direct Agreement and Concession Agreement with CHEC.