
公取委、5社に排除措置命令と課徴金計約5億円の見通し
都営地下鉄などの軌道保守工事の入札を巡り、東証プライム上場の東鉄工業など工事会社6社が談合したとして、公正取引委員会が独禁法違反を認定する方針を固めたことが分かった。5社に計約5億円の課徴金納付命令などの見通し。
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都営地下鉄などの軌道保守工事の入札を巡り、工事会社による談合疑惑が浮上していた。
都営地下鉄などの軌道保守工事の入札を巡り、東証プライム上場の「東鉄工業」(東京都品川区)など工事会社6社が談合したとして、公正取引委員会が独禁法違反(不当な取引制限)を認定する方針を固めたことが13日、関係者への取材で分かった。うち5社に排除措置命令と課徴金納付命令を出し、課徴金は計約5億円となる見通し。
都営地下鉄工事で談合か 交通局と受注6社に立ち入り―公取委
5社は東鉄工業のほか「坪井工業」(中央区)、「早川建設」(台東区)、「日信工業」(川崎市)、JR九州グループの「三軌建設」(福岡市)。「東急軌道工業」(川崎市)も違反認定されるが、公取委の調査前に自主申告したため、課徴金減免制度の適用で処分は免れるもようだ。
関係者によると、6社は数年前から都営浅草、三田、新宿、大江戸の地下鉄各線と都電荒川線、日暮里・舎人ライナーのレール交換などの軌道保守工事入札で事前に受注予定社を決めていた。大半は路線ごとに特定の会社が落札していたという。
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公正取引委員会による排除措置命令と課徴金納付命令の正式出し出し
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