The agency bypassed open competitive bidding and bought goods through shortcuts or by reimbursing staff, which can lead to favoritism and higher prices.

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Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"293 13.5 The Department exhibited inadequate monitoring and validation of infrastructure projects, coupled with inaccurate reporting and lenient enforcement of contractual penalties. These shortcomings have contributed to ongoing contractor performance issues and significant delays in project execution. 13.6 Overall, Management’s approach to enforcing accountability measures appeared inconsistent, which may have affected the agency’s ability to fully safeguard public interests and ensure optimal outcomes in project implementation. 13.7 On the other hand, 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. The details are as follows: Table 73 – Goods with Time Extensions without meritorious grounds Region Office No. of Projects Amount of Unimposed LD (In PhP) No. of Days Delayed C. Goods II RO 3 936,875.00 125 Isabela 2nd DEO 2 19,887.67 10 to 21 To"

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