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Award made despite lack of supplier license and agent authority

Department of Public Works and Highways · 2024

Severity: HighRecommendation: Unknown

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What Happened?

Category: Government ProcurementIssue: Non-compliance

A contract was awarded to a supplier who was not legally authorized to sell the vehicles and whose representative had no authority to bind the company.

Why It Matters

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Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"Lack of license by the supplier to engage in the sale and distribution of Toyota Service Vehicles, as well as the lack of authority of the agent to act on behalf of the supplier."

Source Document

09-DPWH2024_Part2-Observations_and_Recomm.pdf

2024 AAR · 13 files