Cleaners did not turn up for 190 out of 225 locations - we got taken to the cleaners

[Confuseous]

Yesterday, I made a post that DPM Tharman, in an attempt to downplay the report from Auditor Gen, has claimed that we have a good system. Today, let's take a detailed look at the lapses.

Auditor-General uncovers duplicate payments, poorly managed contracts

Five ongoing street cleaning contracts worth $166.37 million being managed by the NEA showed high rates of non-compliance. For example, street cleaners did not show up at 190 of the 225 locations required in the contracts, and a check of 39 locations revealed substandard work at 15 of them.

A SAMPLE of the lapses discovered by the Auditor-General:

President's approval not obtained for promissory note

THE Ministry of Finance (MOF) issued a promissory note of US$16.34 million (S$20.4 million) to the International Development Association (IDA) - the World Bank's fund for the poorest countries - without getting the President's concurrence in January. The IDA encashed US$2.94 million of it in March.

MOF said it was due to an "administrative oversight" that stemmed from an officer's lack of familiarity with the processes needed for such a transaction, which it said occurred infrequently. After the Auditor-General's Office (AGO) findings, it got the approval, issued a new note and voided the first one.

There was no draw on past reserves as the payment was made from its own operating expenditure budget, it added. (They make it sound like it is not that big a deal if the President is informed and that it did not draw on our 'reserves')

It also took disciplinary action against the officers concerned and tightened its standard operating procedures, including laying out detailed documentation of the steps needed and familiarising the relevant officers with them.

More heart-breaking examples here....

- http://wherebearsroamfree.blogspot.sg/2012/08/a-more-detailed-look-at-lapses-as.html

 

[loneshark]

Re: Cleaners did not turn up for 190 out of 225 locations - we got taken to the clean

We are broken.

 

[saratogas]

Re: Cleaners did not turn up for 190 out of 225 locations - we got taken to the clean

In private sector, purchasing is a wonderful job scope... Lots of perks, can travel to see product or inspect quality...

I heard civil servant can't even receive kopi treats from the supplier.
Just becos gahment's $$$ is people's $$$??? Then why GIC & Temasek H can use that $$$?

 

[Cestbon]

Re: Cleaners did not turn up for 190 out of 225 locations - we got taken to the clean

Who want to work as cleaner in hawker pay so less.
In Mcdonal they pay $5~$5.5/hr aircon somemore.

 

[johnny333]

Re: Cleaners did not turn up for 190 out of 225 locations - we got taken to the clean

Is anyone looking into where all the millions $$$ are going to

I've heard that there's no corruption in Spore but is the millions just lying around doing nothing

 

[pallkia]

Re: Cleaners did not turn up for 190 out of 225 locations - we got taken to the clean

Is anyone looking into where all the millions $$$ are going to

I've heard that there's no corruption in Spore but is the millions just lying around doing nothing

The street of Singapore is so dirty nowsaday compared to before,u can c litters not cleared for days which I have called up a few times to NEA!Somebody obviously are not working.........

 

[Kinana]

Re: Cleaners did not turn up for 190 out of 225 locations - we got taken to the clean

The street of Singapore is so dirty nowsaday compared to before,u can c litters not cleared for days which I have called up a few times to NEA!Somebody obviously are not working.........

Dirty because you and your kids like to litter. what to do? How many cleaners also no use one.

 

[enterprise2]

Re: Cleaners did not turn up for 190 out of 225 locations - we got taken to the clean

The cleaners no show and they still got paid???

 

[sleaguepunter]

Re: Cleaners did not turn up for 190 out of 225 locations - we got taken to the clean

Dirty because you and your kids like to litter. what to do? How many cleaners also no use one.

if dont litter, then semb corp will get contact to sweep road. Then semb corp cannot subcon to the RC chairman cleaning companies, liddat no one earn any money and that will cause corruption lor.

 

[halsey02]

Re: Cleaners did not turn up for 190 out of 225 locations - we got taken to the clean

Is anyone looking into where all the millions $$$ are going to

I've heard that there's no corruption in Spore but is the millions just lying around doing nothing

Doing nothing or no R.O.I, that is different from the millions disappearing into NOTHING & there is no one to check them. What is the use of having an internal auditor? or a President, when no permission is needed to take out the millions?