Finding 10358 (2020-002)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2020
Accepted
2024-01-26
Audit: 14010
Organization: City of Antelope (OR)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City of Antelope failed to provide adequate documentation to prove compliance with procurement regulations for a water project.
  • Impacted Requirements: The procurement process did not align with Oregon regulations and Uniform Guidance, despite receiving multiple bids.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Improve recordkeeping practices to ensure all procurement documentation is securely stored and easily accessible.

Finding Text

Criteria: Contract requires City of Antelope to comply with procurement regulations. Condition: The City of Antelope was unable to obtain documentation to support that procurement procedures were followed that aligned with Oregon procurement regulations and Uniform Guidance. Minutes were received that report 7 bids received, to support some procurement process was attempted. Cause: City of Antelope water project required procurement procedures to be performed according to Uniform Guidance and State standards when more restrictive. Effect or potential effect: City of Antelope appears to have received multiple proposals and performed a procurement process to comply with the contract requirements; however, documentation was not available in enough detail to confirm the procurement process was performed according to the requirements. Cotext: This was the only project that required procurement and therefore it is considered an isolated incident.Recommendation: City of Antelope should perform better recordkeeping with limitataions on where documents may be stored to avoid any loss of records that may have been created.

Corrective Action Plan

Management agrees with the finding and will explore best course of action.

Categories

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 10357 2020-001
    Material Weakness
  • 586799 2020-001
    Material Weakness
  • 586800 2020-002
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Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $881,091
66.468 Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds $448,745