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Peru’s Audit Office Finds Irregularities in Five Miraflores Public Works Worth S/11.8 Million, Flags Seven Officials

The report opens the door to sanctions with possible referral to the Ministerio Público.

Overview

  • The compliance audit covers two public tenders and three simplified adjudications run between October 25, 2023 and March 3, 2025, totaling S/11,822,017.79 for urban mobility and public-space projects.
  • Selection committees rejected numerous bids for correctable formal errors, applied requirements not in the bidding terms, and assigned unjustified scores that distorted admission and evaluation.
  • In three adjudications, ties between bidders with family and corporate links were settled by electronic draws that kept awards within the same economic group.
  • The Órgano Encargado de las Contrataciones failed to verify strategic equipment and minimum professional experience, allowing contracts to be finalized with firms that did not meet capacity requirements.
  • Seven municipal officials were identified with presumed criminal and/or administrative responsibility, and the municipality later said it initiated a preliminary inquiry and is implementing corrective measures.