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This study examines oversight of contracting procedures in public works contracts as a legal and administrative safeguard for protecting public funds and upholding the public interest.The contracting stage constitutes the legal foundation for execution; any defect in preparatory or formal procedures may lead to project delays cost overruns disputes and opportunities for administrative and financial corruption.The research addresses key challenges including ambiguity surrounding the limits of administrative discretion in exercising oversight weakness of oversight at the contract award stage due to fragmented legislation and overlapping mandates of oversight bodies and the growing impact of corruption as a barrier to