Financial Audit of the National Education Development Partners Group Secretariat and Mapping Activity Project in Pakistan Managed by the Semiotics Consultants (Private) Limited, Contract AID-391-C-15-00002, May 6, 2015, to June 30, 2016

Recommendation
1

USAID determine the allowability of $131,875 in questioned costs ($120,248 plus $7,215 and $4,412 ineligible) on page 14 of the audit report, and further detailed on pages 2-3 of this memorandum, and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Questioned Cost
131875
Close Date
Recommendation
2

USAID verify that the Semiotics Consultants (Private) Limited corrects the one material weakness (consolidated Findings PRTE-4, 5, 6, 8, 11, and 13 on pages 40, 43, 45, 46, 48, and 49 of the audit report) and four significant deficiencies in internal control (Findings IC-1, IC-2, and IC-3 on pages 24-26 of the audit report and Observation 1 on page 51 of the management letter).

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date
Recommendation
3

USAID verify that the Semiotics Consultants (Private) Limited corrects the six material instances of noncompliance (Findings NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, and NC-4 on pages 29-36 of the audit report, Note 25 to the cost representation statement on page 21 of the audit report, and Observation 2 on page 52 of the management letter).

Questioned Cost
0
Close Date