Bidders' declarations of their ongoing projects were incomplete or unsupported, and their audited financial statements were not officially received by the tax authority, but these were not detected before award.

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Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"301 Pertinent Provisions of RA No. 9184 & its Revised IRR Deficiencies Region Office No. of Contracts Total Contract Amount (In PhP) accordance with EO No 662, s. 2007, as amended. Section 13. Observers 13.3. Observers shall be invited at least five calendar days before the date of the procurement stage or activity. Procurements were conducted without a written invitation and/or with delayed written invitation to observers. VIII RO 134 5,200,321,738.72 Section 21. Advertising and Contents of the Invitation to Bid/Request for Expression of Interest Section 21.2.1(b) Posted continuously in the PhilGEPS website, the website of the PE concerned, if available, and the website prescribed by the foreign government/foreign or international financing institution, if applicable, for seven calendar days starting on the date of advertisement. The advertisement pr ocess was completed beyond the prescribed timeline. V Cam Sur 3rd DEO 23 209,090,755.42 Section 22. P"

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