Non-Compliance with Competitive Public Bidding for CBIA Housing Projects
National Housing Authority · 2023
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What Happened?
Category: ComplianceIssue: Non-complianceNHA used a non-competitive process for awarding housing contracts under the CBIA program, which is not allowed by law. This could lead to overpricing and poor quality.
Why It Matters
Recommended Actions
- Revise the provisions of the CBIA Omnibus Guidelines per MC No. 2021-027 dated August 2, 2021 to comply with the requirement of competitive public bidding prior to the awarding of contracts and to align and adopt appropriate governing laws cited in Section 7 of EO No. 423 dated April 30, 2005
Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"The housing production of NHA supposedly as financer through Community Based Initiative Approach (CBIA) is considered outside of its mandate, resulting in most of their housing contracts not coursed through competitive public bidding, contrary to the provisions of EO No. 423 dated April 30, 2005."