▁on ▁city ▁contract s ▁reached ▁US $ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁municipal ▁budget ▁of ▁US $ 8 . 8 ▁billion . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁controvers ial ▁such ▁contract s ▁include ▁those ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Metro bus ▁bus ▁lan es ▁on ▁ 9 ▁de ▁Jul io ▁Avenue , ▁which ▁cost ▁ 1 6 6 ▁million ▁pes os ▁( US $ 3 0 ▁million ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁for ▁ ▁of ▁lan es ▁when ▁routes ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁had ▁cost ▁ 2 . 5 - 5 . 3 ▁million ▁pes os ▁( US $ 0 . 5 - 1 . 1 ▁million ) ▁per ▁kilometer . ▁ ▁A ▁similar ▁controvers y ▁arose ▁with ▁Mac ri ' s ▁purchase ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 , 0 0 0 ▁school ▁net books ▁for ▁US $ 2 7 4 ▁million ▁from ▁PR IMA ▁S . A ., ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁the ▁Clar ín ▁Group ▁( the ▁country ' s ▁most ▁influ ential ▁media ▁group ). ▁The ▁contract ▁yield ed ▁PR IMA ▁a ▁price ▁prem ium ▁of ▁US $ 1 8 5 ▁million , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁similar ▁purchase ▁that ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁U T N . ▁Document s ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁contract ▁were ▁sub po ena ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁amid ▁a ▁money ▁la und ering ▁investigation ▁involving ▁J P ▁Morgan ▁Ch ase ' s