Infrastructures Routières: l’Etat Lance un Audit des Projets de la RDA

9 years, 9 months ago - 24 January 2015, lexpress.mu

Le ministère des Services financiers, de la bonne gouvernance et des réformes institutionnelles aura fort à faire. Lors du Conseil des ministres de ce vendredi 23 janvier, il a en effet été décidé de lui confier la lourde tâche d’auditer tous les projets d’infrastructures routières réalisés sous la tutelle de la Road Development Authority (RDA) depuis 2010.

Les très grosses sommes d’argent investies dans ce secteur ont en effet interpellé le gouvernement. Tout comme les «sérieux défauts techniques» apparus sur certaines routes, notamment la Ring Road et, plus récemment, l’autoroute Terre-Rouge-Verdun.

Les auditeurs se pencheront sur les aspects financiers, techniques, et managériaux de ces projets. Le ministère devra notamment déterminer si des solutions alternatives ont été envisagées avant le lancement des travaux, si tous les tests préliminaires et les surveys ont été réalisés, et si la supervision et la surveillance des travaux ont été correctement faites.

La decision

Taking into consideration substantial cost and time overruns reported on many road infrastructural projects since 2010, and serious technical defects in certain of the road networks, Cabinet has agreed to the Ministry of Financial Services, Good Governance and Institutional Reforms carrying out a complete technical, and financial audit, as well as the management of the contracts of all the projects, implemented by the Road Development Authority since 2010, situating responsibilities for shortcomings and irregularities, and making recommendations as appropriate. The audit required would include, amongst others, -

(a) Whether all technical aspects had been investigated, including alternative solutions, for inclusion in the scope of works of each project.

(b) Whether all preliminary tests and surveys had been carried out to avoid unnecessary variation at a later stage, i.e., during execution stage.

(c) Whether all proper and appropriate checks, tests, supervision and surveillance had been carried out with reference to the specifications of the project.

(d) Whether time and cost variations were really due to items of work that could not be foreseen at bidding stage.

(e) Whether any of the overruns could have been avoided.

(f) Whether the variations given were commensurate with tendered costs.

(g) Whether value for money had been obtained with respect to quality and cost for all the audited projects.