Original sentence: In relation to Treasury, the Auditor General found that Treasury".This approach seriously weakens.agreed to various engagements before it had obtained a quote or.basis on which it was satisfied that the engagement terms.comfort that the Commonwealth is receiving value for money in.considered justified the use of a procedure other than a tender.did not make adequate records as to how the parties that were.did not promote accountability and transparency for these.did not record the circumstances and conditions that Treasury.direct‐sourced were identified as being the only party to be.estimate from the contractor.gave insufficient priority to documenting the engagement.once a quote or estimate was obtained, did not document the.procurements, with only one of the procurements published on.represented value for money;.terms, resulting in extended delays in contracts being prepared.the Commonwealth’s negotiating position and provides little
Edited sentence: In relation to Treasury, the Auditor General found that:.agreed to various engagements before it had obtained a quote or estimate from the contractor and this seriously weakened.did not make records about as to how the parties that were direct‐sourced were identified as being the only party to be.did not promote accountability and transparency for these procurements, with only one of the procurements published on.gave insufficient priority to documenting the engagement terms, resulting in extended delays in contracts being prepared.it did not develop any contingency arrangements for how to address the identified wholesale car finance market failure if there was a substantial delay in ozCar;.once a quote or estimate was obtained, Treasury did not document the basis on which it was satisfied that the engagement terms represented value for money;.the Commonwealth’s negotiating position and provided little comfort that the Commonwealth was receiving value for money in.• certain representations by dealers were treated differently to other dealers;.• during the procurement processes used for OzCar, Treasury did not record the circumstances that led to the decision to direct source of certain supplies;.• it did not maintain accurate records;