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Contraloría Audit Finds Major Funding Gap Threatening Piura High-Complexity Hospital

The report warns missing 2026 allocations, unupdated cost records and unpaid contractor advances pose a risk of work stoppage with higher public costs.

Overview

  • The Contraloría report, published June 2, found Pronis programmed S/325.89 million for 2026 but recorded a modified institutional budget of S/84 million, creating a shortfall of about S/241.9 million that risks project continuity.
  • Auditors say the 2027–2029 multiyear investment plan allocates only about S/136 million while the project's registered investment is roughly S/968.4 million, a mismatch that undermines medium‑term financing.
  • Pronis has not updated the project's total estimated cost in the Banco de Inversiones tracking application, which weakens financial oversight and hampers informed budget decisions.
  • Repeated requests to secure a roughly 10% advance payment of about S/320 million to contractor Sinohydro raise the risk of 'eventos compensables'—contractual claims that could increase the final public cost and delay work.
  • A large discrepancy between the registered investment (~S/968.4M) and the main execution contract (over S/3,201M) heightens fiscal exposure and, if unresolved, could postpone delivery of specialized health services for thousands in the Piura region.