Post by Registrar on Aug 29, 2013 7:57:57 GMT 8
The following article appeared in the Manila Bulletin, 23 August, 2013.- Registrar
COA reveals Corregidor Project audit
By Ben R. Rosario
Published: August 23, 2013
Manila, Philippines --- The multi-million-peso project for the preservation of the historical Cine Corregidor Complex on Corregidor Island has been tainted with irregularities, the Commission on Audit (CAO) disclosed.
Reporting on the audit examination of the 2012 expenditures of the Corregidor Foundation, Inc. (CFI), the COA said the implementation of the project financed through R18.96 million in government funds failed to comply with several provisions of Republic Act (RA) 9184, or the Government Procurement Act.
Aside from the failure of the CFI to submit to the COA copies of the contract and other documents, a detail engineering of the project was also not provided by the Foundation.
It was also revealed that a detailed estimate of the variation order that was decided upon by the CFI that was submitted on June 5, 2012, or a day after the project implementation was started by the Christian Ian Construction Corporation.
“Had a complete detailed engineering been carried out for the abovementioned project, the cost of the project/bid amount that could have been offered by the bidders would have been lower, and therefore an additional savings could have been realized by the Foundation,” the audit report explained.
According to the COA, there is likewise no proof that the winning bidder had submitted the Lowest Calculated Bid (LCB) that was subjected to post qualification requirements, such as information that it has not been blacklisted, and it has the competence and experience to pursue the project.
Neither was there a verification of the availability and commitment, and inspection nor a validation of the bidder’s performance in its ongoing government and private contracts.
In the same audit report, the Commission on Audit also deplored the failure of the CFI to observe strictly the provisions of Republic Act 9184 in the purchase of machineries, motor vehicles, and other supplies and materials.
Contracts for general services contractors were also renewed annually despite the absence of public bidding to search for lower prices.
Audit examiners said the CFI resorted to “shopping” instead of public bidding when it awarded purchase contracts to the Renegis Enterprises for lights and sound – R270,000; Rollmart Marketing for generator sets at R1.9 million; and the overhauling of a 37.5 KVA generator set at R141,720.
Awarded new contracts without public biddings were the Atlantic Boom Services, for pest control, and Ground Zero Security Agency.
COA reveals Corregidor Project audit
By Ben R. Rosario
Published: August 23, 2013
Manila, Philippines --- The multi-million-peso project for the preservation of the historical Cine Corregidor Complex on Corregidor Island has been tainted with irregularities, the Commission on Audit (CAO) disclosed.
Reporting on the audit examination of the 2012 expenditures of the Corregidor Foundation, Inc. (CFI), the COA said the implementation of the project financed through R18.96 million in government funds failed to comply with several provisions of Republic Act (RA) 9184, or the Government Procurement Act.
Aside from the failure of the CFI to submit to the COA copies of the contract and other documents, a detail engineering of the project was also not provided by the Foundation.
It was also revealed that a detailed estimate of the variation order that was decided upon by the CFI that was submitted on June 5, 2012, or a day after the project implementation was started by the Christian Ian Construction Corporation.
“Had a complete detailed engineering been carried out for the abovementioned project, the cost of the project/bid amount that could have been offered by the bidders would have been lower, and therefore an additional savings could have been realized by the Foundation,” the audit report explained.
According to the COA, there is likewise no proof that the winning bidder had submitted the Lowest Calculated Bid (LCB) that was subjected to post qualification requirements, such as information that it has not been blacklisted, and it has the competence and experience to pursue the project.
Neither was there a verification of the availability and commitment, and inspection nor a validation of the bidder’s performance in its ongoing government and private contracts.
In the same audit report, the Commission on Audit also deplored the failure of the CFI to observe strictly the provisions of Republic Act 9184 in the purchase of machineries, motor vehicles, and other supplies and materials.
Contracts for general services contractors were also renewed annually despite the absence of public bidding to search for lower prices.
Audit examiners said the CFI resorted to “shopping” instead of public bidding when it awarded purchase contracts to the Renegis Enterprises for lights and sound – R270,000; Rollmart Marketing for generator sets at R1.9 million; and the overhauling of a 37.5 KVA generator set at R141,720.
Awarded new contracts without public biddings were the Atlantic Boom Services, for pest control, and Ground Zero Security Agency.