Artificial division of purchases to qualify for alternative procurement methods
Department of Public Works and Highways · 2023
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What Happened?
Category: Procurement ManagementIssue: IrregularityThe agency split purchases into smaller orders so they could use quicker alternative procurement methods instead of public bidding, which is not allowed.
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Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"Page 299 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 Zambales 2nd - The BAC members are tasked to make sure that the procurement process is completed on time by closely adhering to the requirements of RA No. 9184 and its Revised IRR during all phases and activities of the procurement process Sorsogon 1st DEO Leyte 5th DEO Abra DEO La Union 2nd DEO RO XII Fully Implemented S1: Fully Implemented Leyte 5th DEO – Fully Implemented Fully Implemented La Union 2nd DEO- Fully Implemented procurement activities to comply completely on time. Zambales"