The Comptroller of Puerto Rico issued an adverse opinion on the fiscal operations of the Municipality of San Juan. The tests performed and the evidence show that the operations of the Municipality that are the subject of this Report were not carried out, in all significant aspects, in accordance with the applicable law and regulations.
The Report reveals that the Municipality paid $281,731 for materials not received of doors, windows, and locks, and for installation work not performed in eight schools of the San Juan Educational Region. (See appendices 4 and 5 of the Report) In addition, the Municipality issued five payments to a contractor for $399,877, with the false signature of the general supervisor of the Impact Brigades on the delivery receipts attached to the invoices. The audit recommends that the Secretary of Justice consider these situations in order to take the actions he deems pertinent.
The one-finding audit notes that the work of acquiring and installing doors and windows in the Arturo Somohano and Manuel A. Pérez schools was fractioned to circumvent the requirement of holding a public bid. The Municipality paid a total of $452,101 to the contractor through eight purchase orders.
Contrary to the applicable law and regulations, the Municipality did not formalize works and improvements contracts for 10 schools for which it disbursed $1,138,139. In addition, the auditors found that five contracts and 12 amendments for $689,487 were signed by a person who identified himself as president and projects manager who was not registered in the Registry of Bidders of the Municipality of San Juan as an authorized representative, nor in the Single Registry of Bidders of the General Services Administration. These irregularities caused improper payments to be approved, and undermine the credibility of the purchasing processes.
The Audit Report also recommends that the director of the Office of Management and Budget ensure that the Municipality complies with the Corrective Action Plan established by the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico.
This fifth and final report on San Juan covers the period from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2017.
See the Audit Report M-21-36.
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