Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Watchdog Finds Irregular Payments and Delays at Castillo Forga Restoration in Arequipa

The audit’s findings prompted corrective recommendations for the regional tourism executing unit.

Overview

  • In a simultaneous control report, the Contraloría identified three core issues, including valuation of unbuilt provisional fencing that risks paying for work not performed.
  • Required air quality and noise monitoring was not carried out at the start of the project as specified, undermining planned environmental controls.
  • The project, launched on September 23, recorded 0.41% progress in its first week versus 0.95% planned, triggering calls for an accelerated schedule and potential penalties.
  • Inspections on October 9–10 found the resident engineer and several contractor specialists absent, raising risks to technical oversight and work quality.
  • The work is executed by Aro Constructora y Mineros EIRL under a contract exceeding S/25 million, and the findings arrive as the regional governor reports delays across nine works tied to conflicts in site committees.