📋 Tender Overview
- Problems related to the availability of land and water supply were identifiedIca.- Within the framework of the National Multidisciplinary Territorial Control Operation, the Comptroller Generals Office supervised various public works in the district of Marcona, province of Nasca, which are paralyzed and at risk of suspension due to certain restrictions such as the lack of available land and the guarantee of water supply.
During the intervention, a Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) was visited, which is part of the drinking water and sewage systems of the town of Marcona. This work is valued at more than 50 million soles and presents a physical progress of 92.5%, but has remained paralyzed since 2021.
It does not have permits to run a pipeline on private land; However, part of its infrastructure is currently being used as an oxidation lagoon.
Likewise, the control commission inspected a reservoir completed in 2015 that has not been put into operation and whose infrastructure shows deterioration due to the time elapsed without use.
Another of the projects supervised was the construction of the Ricardo Palma school, the amount of which amounts to more than 44 million soles. This educational institution would benefit 500 students at the initial, primary and secondary levels. In this case, difficulties were identified related to the rocky characteristics of the terrain and the lack of water and electricity supply, aspects that were not contemplated in the technical file. Furthermore, the work does not have a supervisor.
Meanwhile, the remodeling of the Marcona District Municipality, valued at more than 14 million soles, is suspended due to the absence of a contingency plan. Likewise, the works related to the construction of a temporary shelter and a civic center present problems in the distribution of basic services such as water and electricity.
Vice Comptroller Marco Argandona, who leads the actions in the Ica region, reported that these operations are carried out simultaneously in different regions of the country with the objective of strengthening government control and timely warning of risks that may affect the execution of public works.
Along these lines, he specified that a team of 20 auditors has been deployed throughout the Ica region, which covers the provinces of Nazca, Pisco, Palpa, Ica and Chincha. We are supervising projects in key sectors such as education, health, sanitation, production and public works. Our objective is to issue alerts that prevent problems that affect the quality, cost or continuity of the works, always prioritizing the benefit of citizens, he said.
This national operation is led by the Comptroller General, Cesar Aguilar Surichaqui, who emphasized that the Comptrollers work is to guarantee the proper use of resources and supervise all public entities with the aim that services and works generate public value and social profitability in favor of all Peruvians.
Control services have been accredited that will allow the preparation of reports that will be sent to the District Municipality of Marcona, so that the corresponding preventive or corrective measures can be adopted.
Ica, April 20, 2026
Communications Management
PRESS RELEASE Ndeg 383-2026-CG/GCOM
