Comptroller: There are 2,346 paralyzed public works for more than S / 29,000 million

The Comptroller General revealed that there are 2,346 paralyzed public works nationwide, with an updated cost of more than S/ 29,732 million, as of June 30, 2022. To complete these investments, more than S/ 14,653 million are required, with the balance of the infrastructure component or works S/ 6,715 million.

According to the last Report of Works Stopped in the National Territory, the main causes of this stoppage were the lack of financial resources and liquidity (611 works, 27.2%), breach of contract (314, 12.2%), climatic events (245 , 14.9%), as well as discrepancies, controversies and arbitrations (117, 4.3%), among other reasons.

If the paralyzed works are completed, citizens could access better public infrastructure in such important economic sectors as Transport and Communications; Housing, Construction and Sanitation; Agriculture; Education or Health, among others.

LOOK: Comptroller launches platform with information on candidates for regional governors and mayors

Geographic location

According to its geographical location, the largest number of paralyzed works is found in Cusco (412 investments for S/ 2,782 million), followed by Puno (266 works for S/ 1,413 million) and Lima (157 works for S/ 2,635 million). .

While the largest investment amount of paralyzed works corresponds to the department of La Libertad with S/ 4,684 million (83 works paralyzed), Arequipa with S/ 3,111 million (94 works) and Cusco with S/ 2,782 million (412 works).

Among the paralyzed works, 196 investments stand out for more than S/ 1,938 million that began in the framework of the Reconstruction with Changes and whose objective was to restore the physical infrastructure in 13 regions affected by the El Niño Costero Phenomenon of 2017. To culminate These investments require more than S/ 974 million.

LOOK: Congressman Yarrow asks Midagri for explanations after observations in the purchase of urea

government level

By government level, we have that the largest number of paralyzed works at the national level belong to Local Government entities (1,704) which represent an investment of more than S/ 6,983 million.

The entities of the National Government have 368 paralyzed projects for more than S/ 9,893 million, while at the level of Regional Government entities there are 274 paralyzed investments for more than S/ 12,854 million (the highest amount registered by level of government).

Execution mode

Of the 2,346 paralyzed works throughout the country, 1,301 were executed under the direct administration modality, that is, the entity started the work with its own personnel, machinery and resources. The updated cost of these investments amounts to S/ 3,584 million. It should be noted that this execution modality was more recurrent among local governments, who have 1,172 paralyzed projects for more than S/ 2,126 million in the evaluated period.

Other execution modalities that stand out among the paralyzed works are: by contract (977 works for S/ 20,638 million) and executing nuclei (59 projects for S/ 75 million), among others.

Reactivation of paralyzed public works

In order to reactivate paralyzed public works, in 2019 the government authorized entities to execute the outstanding balance of the work, provided that they met certain requirements, such as: having the technical capacity to direct and execute works , submit to the Comptroller a cost-benefit analysis report that determines that the completion of the work is guaranteed, have a progress of work greater than or equal to 40%, not have physical execution in the work for more than three months, among others (DU No. 008-2019 and DL No. 1486).

However, despite having taken advantage of the scope of this legal framework, the entities in charge of 204 works have not been able to reactivate them. The updated amount of these works amounts to S/ 2,428 million and S/ 719 million are required to complete these investments.

In addition to the aforementioned, it should be noted that 99 works that were found under the protection of DU No. 008-2019 and DL No. 1486 managed to reactivate and even completed their execution, representing an updated cost of S/ 3,189 million.

LOOK: Comptroller confirms irregularities in million dollar urea tender by Agrorural

Control services for paralyzed works

The Comptroller General has carried out 1,687 control services at the national level for paralyzed works, of which 92.5% (1,561) correspond to simultaneous control services, 5.8% (97) to subsequent control and 1.7% (29) to prior control.

The Supreme Audit Institution will monitor the entities and the reactivated works, in order to verify the progress in the physical and budgetary execution of the project, with the aim that they culminate in the foreseen terms.

RECOMMENDED VIDEO