The ministry had entered into a judicial agreement that authorized a significant payment of 17 billion Chilean pesos (equivalent to approximately 24,000,000 euros in 2011) to the construction contractor "Consorcio de Construcciones Kodama Ltda."
However, these works were originally assessed to have a maximum value of 3 billion pesos by the Institute of Experimental and Materials Research (IDIEM) at the University of Chile.
Under the administration of Michelle Bachelet, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development ordered the construction of a bus lane on "Avenida Pedro Aguirre Cerda" in November 2006.
For reasons that remain unclear, on January 25, 2011, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, through Decree 8, authorized the payment of 17 billion pesos to the contractor Kodama Ltda.
In support of their payment request, the contractor referenced an investigation conducted by Engineering DICTUC, a subsidiary company of the Catholic University of Chile.