致命的太婆大火将投标操纵行为重新推上风口浪尖，但这一问题在建筑维护部门有多普遍？黑社会集团如何运作？
自12年前接手香港太围宏伟花园业主委员会以来，63岁的陈慧玲收到多起报告，称混凝土掉落、水漏等问题本应在十年前价值数百万港元的翻新工程中得到修复。
“每当有台风，水就会渗入我们的家中，损坏墙壁……我们无法入睡，因为必须留意漏水，”陈说，该地产是补贴住房，拥有864个单位、三个楼块，业主为翻新支付了9100万港元（1170万美元）。
该地产最近聘请承包商进行额外维修，每户至少需支付1万港元。这是在2013年至2016年主要工程后，业主每户额外支付7万至11万港元的基础上。
“仿佛翻新从未发生过，”业主委员会管理委员会主席陈说。
他们要求召开会议获取项目细节，但当时的主席未能回应居民的腐败指控，最终在至少5%的业主要求改选后辞职，陈说。
根据法律，该会议应在45天内举行，但2013年拖延数月。业主向民政事务总署求助，但被建议通过法院解决纠纷。
这一事件凸显了香港建筑维护中投标操纵的潜在腐败问题，该问题在致命太婆大火后再度引发关注。
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