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The Office of the Comptroller General identified a loss of S/ 15,649,416 to the Regional Government of Arequipa (GRA) for irregularities and deficiencies in the construction of the drinking water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plants in the district of La Joya, province and department of Arequipa.
The Compliance Audit Report No. 057-2023-2-5334-AC, detailed that the GRA extended the deadline for the approval of the additional technical file that was prepared by the designer for the relocation of the drinking water treatment plant. It also unjustifiably delayed in the authorization procedures before Provías Nacional for the right to use the road, which allowed extensions of the deadline that favored the contractor.
In addition, the Public Prosecutor's Office of the GRA did not defend the arbitration process on the demand for payment of higher overhead expenses for extensions of deadlines 1 and 3, despite having technical support that made the contractor's intentions unfounded, an award that ultimately favored said company. A conciliation agreement was also signed that benefited the construction company.
The work of the four wastewater treatment plants, which are part of the comprehensive project, is not in operation because of its inoperative components due to its poor design and poor construction and was received without observations. It does not currently treat the residual liquid produced by La Joya.
DETAIL OF THE DAMAGE
The inoperability of the four wastewater plants generated the total loss of the investment, which amounted to S/ 6,697,195, while due to non-application of penalties, S/ 6,776,902 were lost. The payment of higher overhead expenses for three extensions caused damage of S/ 1,500,608. S/ 364,196 was also lost in the investment of the drying bed in the drinking water plant and S/ 110,515 due to lack of amortization of the advance of materials.
The work of the investment project "Installation of the treatment plant and improvement of the drinking water supply and drainage system in La Joya", began on April 22, 2014 with a budget of S/ 59,897,176 and an execution period of 480 calendar days. However, the cost increased to S/ 67,769,015 and ended on September 19, 2018, that is, in 1364 calendar days.
In the events that occurred during the period from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2022, the alleged criminal responsibility was identified in eight former officials and former servants of the 2014-2018 regional management and in the current prosecutor of the GRA.
The report, prepared by the Institutional Control Body (OCI) of the GRA, was notified to the regional governor and recommends that the Public Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Corruption Crimes take criminal action against the alleged perpetrators.
In addition, it is published on the institutional portal of the Comptroller's Office (www.gob.pe/contraloria). Citizens can also access this and other control reports through our Control Report Finder.
