In the period 1996-2000 he was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Supervising Engineers of State, and six months later, he was appointed as Director of the Coordinating Office of State Works, a post he held until the month of August 2000.
In the period 1996-2000 he was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Supervising Engineers of State, term in which his privately-held companies executed the biggest contracts of the state. Six months later, he was appointed as Director of the Coordinating Office of State Works, a post he held until the month of August 2000.