Procurement of Common-Use Supplies Without Certificate of Non-Availability of Stocks
Department of Public Works and Highways · 2023
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What Happened?
Category: ProcurementIssue: Non-complianceDPWH bought common-use supplies from outside suppliers without first proving that the items were not available from the government's central procurement service. This is against procurement rules and raises concerns about whether those purchases were proper.
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Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"Further audit revealed that procurements of inventories outside PS -DBM totaling P156,183,429.94 were not supported with the required CNAS or absence of record showing proof of unavailability of CSEs as shown on the PS -DBM website, such as a printed form of the webpage or a screenshot of the same showing the date and time that it was accessed in accordance with the aforesaid GPPB Resolution, to wit:"