Full payment and retention released despite missing roadway lighting
Department of Public Works and Highways · 2023
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What Happened?
Category: Financial ManagementIssue: Non-complianceA contractor was paid everything it was owed, including the retention, before a required piece of work (roadway lighting) was done. The work was still missing during an audit inspection, and it was only finished later.
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Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"Considering that this item can easily be installed, the PE allowed the contractor to collect the 100% and the 10% retention. When the COA personnel conducted inspection of this project on January 16, 2024, the missing Roadway lighting has not yet been installed as the item replacement was not yet available. However, on January 24, 2024, the contractor had already installed the missing Roadway Lighting."