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Non-meritorious contract time extensions without liquidated damages

Department of Public Works and Highways · 2024

Severity: ModerateRecommendation: Unknown

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What Happened?

Category: Contract ManagementIssue: Non-compliance

The agency approved suppliers' requests for more time without valid reasons, so it did not charge them late fees, even though the delays were the suppliers' fault.

Why It Matters

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Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"request for contract time extension on the procurement of goods with a total cost of P956,762.67 were based on non-meritorious grounds, hence, no LD were imposed."

Source Document

09-DPWH2024_Part2-Observations_and_Recomm.pdf

2024 AAR · 13 files