Summary

SAI Uzbekistan conducted a remote analysis of the implementation of the 2025 regional social and industrial infrastructure development programs. The audit identified a number of shortcomings related to the implementation of the programs. In particular, financing was not opened and construction works were not initiated for 250 projects under the programs due to the following reasons: - expert conclusions were not obtained for 167 facilities; - contractors (suppliers) were not identified for 60 projects; - design and cost estimate documentation was not developed for 14 facilities; - 6 facilities were deemed non-promising by local administrations; -the land category was not changed for 3 facilities. According to the auditors, a total of 89 carry-over facilities included in the 2025 Social and Industrial Infrastructure Development Program were not reflected in the 2026 Program. Moreover, Reports indicated that 7,553 facilities had been commissioned in 2025; however, acceptance certificates for 2,663 facilities (36% of the target) had not been uploaded to the Transparent Construction Platform. In order to eliminate the shortcomings identified during the audit, SAI formulated the following proposals and recommendations: - review the list of unfinished facilities and take measures to complete them within the framework of the 2026 Social and Industrial Infrastructure Development Program; - together with relevant ministries, agencies, and local administrations, conduct a full inventory of projects implemented under the programs, complete the formalization of facility acceptance certificates, and ensure their full reflection in the Transparent Construction and Capital Investments information systems; - in order to significantly increase the responsibility of ministries and agencies, introduce an automatic rating (KPI) system to assess compliance with established tasks and deadlines in program implementation.