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V.C. Ponce Co., Incorporated vs. COA

V. C. PONCE CO., INCORPORATED, petitioner, vs. HON. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) represented by the HON. FRANCISCO S. TANTUICO JR., Chairman; EMMANUEL F. CAPINPIN, later substituted by ARGNANI O. SALDUA, as Auditors in the NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION (NIA), respondents. -------- Antonio Enrile Inton for petitioner.PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. vs. FLOREMAR RETUBADO

G.R. No. L-58312 | 1988-06-20

D E C I S I O N


GRIÑO-AQUINO, J.:

Petitioner V. C. Ponce Co., Inc., as the winning bidder for the construction of the substructure of the Magat River Bridge (or Pier 3-A) entered into a contract on December 2, 1976 with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) whereby he agreed to furnish the equipment, materials, and labor for the project. However, when, in the course of the undertaking, it became evident that he could not accomplish the construction of the main footings of the bridge for lack of proper equipment, he requested that part of his contract be deleted. The NIA agreed to do so, upon the recommendation of its Project...