Audit of USAID El Salvadors Reconstruction of Schools, Healthcare Facilities, and Other Infrastructure

Audit of USAID/El Salvador’s Reconstruction of Schools, Healthcare Facilities, and Other Infrastructure Projects Under the Earthquake Reconstruction Program Audit Report No. 1-519-04-009-P August 10, 2004 San Salvador, El Salvador August 10, 2004 MEMORANDUM FOR: USAID/El Salvador Director, Mark Silverman FROM: Regional Inspector General/San Salvador, Steven H. Bernstein “/s/” SUBJECT: Audit of USAID/El Salvador’s Reconstruction of Schools, Healthcare Facilities, and Other Infrastructure Projects Under the Earthquake Reconstruction Program (Report No. 1-519-04-009-P) This memorandum transmits our report on the subject audit. In finalizing this report, we considered your comments on our draft report and have included your response in Appendix II. The report includes no recommendations for your action. Once again, thank you for the cooperation and courtesy extended to my staff throughout the audit. 1 This page intentionally left blank. 2 Table of Summary of Results 5 Contents Background 5 Audit Objectives 6 Audit Findings 6 Were USAID/El Salvador’s reconstruction activities of schools, healthcare facilities, and other infrastructure on schedule to achieve planned outputs? 6 Management Comments and Our Evaluation 7 Appendix I – Scope and Methodology 9 Appendix II – Management Comments 11 3 ...