Failure to promptly terminate contractors with negative slippage
Department of Public Works and Highways · 2023
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What Happened?
Category: Contract ManagementIssue: Non-complianceSome contractors were more than 15% behind schedule, which is grounds for cancelling their contract. The agency now says it will start terminating these contracts, but it should have done this earlier to avoid further delays.
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Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"Page 206 of 508 AGENCY ACTION PLAN AND STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION Ref. Audit Observation Audit Recommendation Agency Action Plan Status of Implementation Reason for Partial/ Delayed/ Non- Implementation, if applicable Action Taken/ Action to be Taken Action Plan Person/Dept. Responsible Target Implementation Date From To Zamboanga del Norte 3rd DEO Zamboanga del Norte 4th DEO Fully Implemented Fully Implemented The suspension for the 5 projects were already lifted the projects are still on-going. Zamboanga del Norte 3rd DEO - The concerned personnel from the Construction Section commented that for projects exceeding their target completion dates, liquidated damages have been imposed on thew responsible contractors, approved time extensions have been received for projects identified to be in slow undertaking during inspection, and calibrated actio"