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U.S.-funded Afghan hospital project paid $500-a-gallon for gas instead of market-rate of $5 …and is
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/23/u-s-funded-afghan-hospital-project-paid-500-a-gallon-for-gas-instead-of-market-rate-of-5-and-is-still-23-months-behind-schedule/
U.S.-funded Afghan hospital project paid $500-a-gallon for gas instead of market-rate of $5 …and is still 23 months behind schedule
By Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 14:45 EDT
A US-funded project to build a hospital in Afghanistan paid $500 a gallon for fuel instead of a market rate of $5, a watchdog said Wednesday in a damning report into overspending and waste.
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said that construction of the 100-bed hospital in Gardez, Paktiya province, was 23 months behind schedule.
It accused USAID’s implementing partner, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), of “weak internal controls” that led to overpayments of at least $507,000.
“IOM paid the contractor $300,000 for 600 gallons of diesel fuel — a cost of $500 per gallon. According to IOM officials, the market price in Afghanistan for diesel fuel should not exceed $5.00 per gallon,” the SIGAR report said.
