The insurance that protects the government if the contractor fails was not kept up to date for some projects, leaving them unprotected.

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Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"The same provision also states that the contractor or its duly authorized representative has the right to suspend work operations on any or all projects/activities along the critical path due to various reasons. These include the procuring entity’s failure to deliver government-furnished materials and equipment as stipulated in the contract, or delays in the payment of the contractor’s claim for progress billing beyond 45 calendar days (CD) from the date the claim was certified as complete by the procuring entity’s authorized representative—unless there are justifiable reasons for the delay, which must be communicated in writing to the contractor. In addition, NHA MC No. 2020-053 on the 2020 Amended Guidelines and Procedures on the Issuance and Approval of Work Suspension Order, Work Resumption Order, Contract Time Extension and Variation Order For Infrastructure Projects states that, if the reason for a Work Suspension Order (WSO) remains unresolved beyond the specified period, the"

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