Politics · Mexico · 3 hrs ago
Three sanctioned Mexican suppliers had more than 500 million pesos in prior contracts
Mexico barred three suppliers from public contracting in October 2026 over different irregularities.
Public records show they had received more than 500 million pesos in contracts from government bodies between 2018 and 2023.
AM Cenit accounted for 494 million pesos, including contracts for public works, uniforms and protective equipment.
The other two suppliers were Construcciones Zarate Prados and individual contractor Ezequiel Becerril Barrera.
The sanctions followed issues including ending contracts early, failing to formalize an awarded contract and giving false information during a procurement process.
The cases raise questions about oversight of public spending, especially because AM Cenit had also faced earlier sanctions.
The available information does not say what further action will follow.
Three Mexican suppliers later sanctioned by the anticorruption authority had public contracts worth more than 500 million pesos between 2018 and 2023, according to transparency records.
AM Cenit accounted for 494 million pesos of the identified contracts.
The other suppliers were Construcciones Zarate Prados and Ezequiel Becerril Barrera.
They were sanctioned for contract-related irregularities, including contract terminations, failure to formalize an awarded contract and providing false information.
- Who
- AM Cenit, Construcciones Zarate Prados and Ezequiel Becerril Barrera.
- What
- The three suppliers were sanctioned after previously receiving public contracts worth more than 500 million pesos in total.
- When
- They were notified of their disqualifications on October 8, 2026; the sanctions were imposed on October 19.
- Where
- Mexico.
- Why
- The sanctions followed different irregularities: two terminated contracts, failure to formalize an awarded contract, and false information in a procurement process.
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The three suppliers accumulated public contracts worth more than 500 million pesos, according to transparency records.
The suppliers were notified of their disqualifications.
The new sanction against AM Cenit was announced.
The Secretariat of Anticorruption and Good Government disqualified the three suppliers.
- Total prior contracts
- More than 500 million pesos
- AM Cenit contracts
- 494 million pesos
- Construcciones Zarate Prados contracts
- 3,704,547 pesos
- Ezequiel Becerril Barrera contracts
- 2,804,000 pesos
- AM Cenit prior disqualification
- 30 months in 2023