📋 Tender Overview
- Comptrollers Office detected irregularities in irrigation improvement for the Calacala Irrigators CommitteeTacna.- The Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) identified an economic loss of S/ 440,264 because officials of the Tacna Special Project (PET) modified the modality of execution of the work to improve the water service destined for the Calacala Irrigators Committee; without having the operational capacity or the necessary mechanical equipment. The agreement generated stoppages and serious construction deficiencies.
As is known, the project included the execution of the Turunturun dam to store 1.54 million cubic meters of water and the construction of a 4.50 kilometer canal, located in the Andean province of Candarave.
The Compliance Audit Report ndeg007-2025-2-3413-AC determined civil and administrative liability in nine employees of the Studies, Infrastructure, Human Resources and Logistics management, who managed the change of the direct administration modality under the premise of having the necessary resources. However, during the execution of the work, the PET confirmed that it lacked the qualified personnel and machinery required to execute this highly complex project.
The lack of technical and administrative support caused a shortage of materials, delays in the contracting of goods and the eventual stoppage of work. Given this scenario, the PET ordered the intervention of the work and that the project be executed as initially admitted, under the contract modality to execute the outstanding balance, a process that raised the projected costs and increased the administrative burden.
At the same time, irregularities were detected in the field: residents and inspectors carried out clearing and cleaning tasks, failing to comply with the technical file, authorizing larger meters without support and omitting quality control standards in the concrete work.
The damage determined by the Comptrollers Office transcends the economic, since the unjustified delay in the execution of the Turunturun dam and the construction of the canal, violates the right of the Calacala irrigators to timely have water infrastructure that contributes to improving agricultural production in the area.
Tacna, February 12, 2026
Communications Management
PRESS RELEASE Ndeg 148-2026-CG/GCOC
