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The Office of the Comptroller General alerted the District Municipality of Castilla to a possible application of penalties and payment of general expenses not incurred or partially incurred in the execution of technical sheets for the evacuation of rainwater in the aforementioned district of the province of Piura.
This is due to the absence and replacement of key personnel without the entity's approval and to the fact that the contractor does not have or has been making the shared use of administrative and auxiliary personnel, services and equipment in the contracts it is in charge of.
These are the intervention "urbanization San Bernardo, AA.HH. Chiclayito and Campo Polo" and also "El Indio and Las Brisas", both exceed S/ 8 million and have the purpose of mitigating the effects caused by the rains.
According to the Control Milestone Report No. 29390-2023-CG/GRPI-SCC, the inspection carried out in the Chiclayito sector showed the change of service resident and the absence of the assistant engineer, considered as key personnel.
During the visit, the contractor had been carrying out cleaning work on the storm drain that required the presence of these professionals to ensure compliance with the technical specifications of the activity sheet. The same was found in the Las Brisas sector.
The contracts establish cases for the application of penalties when there is an absence of the professionals in charge of the services.
Other shortcomings
Likewise, the control commission corroborated that the contractor does not have or has been making the shared use of administrative and auxiliary personnel, services and equipment in the contracts it is in charge of, which could generate the payment of variable overheads for services not executed or partially executed.
In one of the cases detected, one of the professionals assumed the functions of risk preventionist simultaneously in two services under contract when his participation should be 100% in each service of 60 calendar days.
On the other hand, the auditors warned of deficiencies in the safety and environmental management measures in the execution of the technical sheets, which puts the safety and health of workers and the population at risk, in addition to generating possible negative impacts on the environment.
For example, the accumulation of surplus material in surrounding areas and the suspension of particles in the air as a result of the activities carried out were verified.
The Comptroller's Office also carries out a concurrent control service to the interventions of La Primavera I stage, July 28 and from Av. Corpac to Av. Jorge Chávez.
