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| ==Corporate history== | ==Corporate history== | ||
| Derwick is currently registered in ], ], ] and was previously registered in the USA. In Barbados, where it was registered on May 27, 2009, the company is identified as Derwick Associates Corporation.<ref>Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office, , retrieved 4 Mar 2013.</ref> In Venezuela, where it was registered on October 28, 2009, it is called Derwick Associates de Venezuela SA. In Spain, where it was incorporated on 13 January 2011, it is called Derwick Associates International SRL.<ref>Registro Mercantil Central, , retrieved 4 Mar 2013.</ref> In the U.S., it was registered on December 2, 2010, under the name Derwick Associates USA LLC. |
Derwick is currently registered in ], ], ] and was previously registered in the USA. In Barbados, where it was registered on May 27, 2009, the company is identified as Derwick Associates Corporation.<ref>Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office, , retrieved 4 Mar 2013.</ref> In Venezuela, where it was registered on October 28, 2009, it is called Derwick Associates de Venezuela SA. In Spain, where it was incorporated on 13 January 2011, it is called Derwick Associates International SRL.<ref>Registro Mercantil Central, , retrieved 4 Mar 2013.</ref> In the U.S., it was registered on December 2, 2010, under the name Derwick Associates USA LLC.<ref>Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, , retrieved 4 Mar 2013.</ref> The U.S. registration was closed down in 2012. | ||
| Derwick Associates is registered with the Venezuelan government controlled Registro Nacional de Contratistas (RNC), the regulator for all the contractors that work for the Venezuela Government. Derwick Associates was awarded with the highest rating of the RNC.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} | Derwick Associates is registered with the Venezuelan government controlled Registro Nacional de Contratistas (RNC), the regulator for all the contractors that work for the Venezuela Government. Derwick Associates was awarded with the highest rating of the RNC.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} | ||
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| In February 2013 it was reported that Derwick had been largely responsible for the recent increase in generating capacity in the ] metropolitan area.<ref>''El Nacional'', 04 Feb 2013, Retrieved 13 Feb 2013.</ref> | In February 2013 it was reported that Derwick had been largely responsible for the recent increase in generating capacity in the ] metropolitan area.<ref>''El Nacional'', 04 Feb 2013, Retrieved 13 Feb 2013.</ref> | ||
| ==Legal activity== | |||
| César Batiz sued the Venezuelan Minister of Minerals and Petroleum in March 2012 for information about Derwick.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tsj.gov.ve/decisiones/spa/Abril/00384-25412-2012-2012-0372.html |title=El tribunal supremo de justicia |author= |date= |publisher= |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> | |||
| On September 13, 2012, Derwick Associates Corp. and its co-founders, Leopoldo Betancourt López and Pedro Trebbau López, filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, charging that it had suffered severe damage to its reputation as a result of actions by the Caracas-based bank ], by the bank's president and chairman, Oscar García Mendoza, and by Rafael Alfonzo Hernandez, a member of the bank's board. The suit, according to one account, “alleged defamation of Derwick, Betancourt and Trebbau; tortious interference with contract and with business relationships; deceptive and unfair trade practices; and civil conspiracy. The company is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions as well as monetary damages.”<ref name=Law/> | |||
| The amount of damages specified in the lawsuit was $300 million.<ref name=Analitica>{{cite web |url=http://www.analitica.com/va/economia/opinion/3752001.asp |title=Derwick Associates demanda a Banco Venezolano de Crédito y a Oscar García Mendoza |author= |date= |publisher= |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> The premise of the lawsuit was that García Mendoza and Alfonzo Hernandez were connected with the anonymous Spanish-language website www.wikianticorrupcion.org, which had accused Derwick of criminal corruption.<ref name=ElMundo>{{cite web |url=http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/demandan-al-banco-venezolano-de-credito-y-a-su-pre.aspx |title=Demandan al Banco Venezolano de Crédito y a su presidente |author= |date= |publisher= |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> Betancourt López said: “This legal action is not against freedom of expression, but against the practice of anonymous defamation. We have been the object of a campaign based on absolutely false charges.”<ref name=Analitica/> García Mendoza denied that he, the bank, or Alfonzo Hernandez had done any of the things they were charged with.<ref name=ElMundoDos>{{cite web |url=http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/oscar-garcia-mendoza---tomaremos-las-acciones-que-.aspx |title=Oscar García Mendoza: “Tomaremos las acciones que sean necesarias” |author= |date= |publisher= |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name=ElMundoTres>{{cite web |url=http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/perfil---el-banquero-que-no--negocia-con-la-revolu.aspx |title=PERFIL: El banquero que no negocia con la revolución |author= |date= |publisher= |accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ==Donations== | ==Donations== | ||
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| Native name | Derwick Associates de Venezuela SA |
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| Industry | Energy |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Leopoldo Betancourt López Pedro Trebbau López |
| Headquarters | Venezuela |
| Products | Electrical power Natural gas |
| Services | Engineering Power-plant construction |
| Website | derwickassociates |
Derwick Associates is a Venezuelan engineering company. During an energy crisis in Venezuela in 2009-2010, Derwick won several contracts to construct and provide supplies for a number of power plants in that country.
Corporate history
Derwick is currently registered in Barbados, Venezuela, Spain and was previously registered in the USA. In Barbados, where it was registered on May 27, 2009, the company is identified as Derwick Associates Corporation. In Venezuela, where it was registered on October 28, 2009, it is called Derwick Associates de Venezuela SA. In Spain, where it was incorporated on 13 January 2011, it is called Derwick Associates International SRL. In the U.S., it was registered on December 2, 2010, under the name Derwick Associates USA LLC. The U.S. registration was closed down in 2012.
Derwick Associates is registered with the Venezuelan government controlled Registro Nacional de Contratistas (RNC), the regulator for all the contractors that work for the Venezuela Government. Derwick Associates was awarded with the highest rating of the RNC.
Directors
The following individuals are listed as directors of the firm: Pedro Trebbau López, Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt López, Gonzalo X. Guzman López, Edgar Romero Lazo, and Iker Candida.
Venezuelan power station contract
The firm was awarded 12 contracts for such installations in Venezuela during a 2009-2010 energy crisis in that country. Four contracts were awarded by Electricidad de Caracas (which in December 2011 became part of Corpoelec), five by Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA, with the contract negotiated by Bariven, a division of PDVSA), and one by the Venezuelan Guayana Corporation (CVG).
Bariven awarded contracts in 2010 amounting to more than $760 million for power plants to Derwick and two other companies. Of that sum, the contracts awarded to Derwick amounted to $209 million. The $760 million sum included surcharges of over $403 million, of which just under $87 million were surcharges paid to Derwick. Neither Derwick nor Bariven have released any information regarding the contracts. The companies are bound by confidentiality agreements and Venezuelan laws that prohibit any of the companies from releasing information. There were allegations by a journalist of double billing by Derwick for the same parts, although none of these allegations were backed up by evidence.
In February 2013 it was reported that Derwick had been largely responsible for the recent increase in generating capacity in the Caracas metropolitan area.
Donations
In January 2012, Derwick donated funds for the construction of a football field in Sucre.
Derwick has set up the Hermogenes Lopez Foundation to send funds to social and welfare projects.
During 2012 Derwick Associates helped to establish the Carmen Salles School in Ciudad Bolivar on behalf of Congregación de las Religiosas Concepcionistas de la Enseñanza. This project aimed to provide school facilities to around 1600 students in the city of Nazareth in Ciudad Bolivar.
In 2012 the firm also donated over 200 school kits for 200 children in Charallave, as part of a larger project designed to “significantly improve” the access to educational resources for those communities local to a Derwick engineering project.
References
- ^ César Batiz (September 26, 2011). "Compras con sobreprecio en la emergencia eléctrica". Ultimas Noticias. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office, Derwick Associates Corporation, retrieved 4 Mar 2013.
- Registro Mercantil Central, Derwick Associates International SRL, retrieved 4 Mar 2013.
- Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Derwick Associates USA, LLC, retrieved 4 Mar 2013.
- El Nacional, 04 Feb 2013, 70% de nueva generación en 2012 se dirigió a Caracas, Zulia y Anzoátegui Retrieved 13 Feb 2013.
- "Ocariz entrega quinta cancha de futbol de grama artificial en sucre". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- "Corporate social responsibility", Derwick Associates, retrieved 20 Mar 2013.