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Finding 583328 (2023-001)

Material Weakness
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2023-12-29
Audit: 8864
Organization: Housing Authority of the City of Garfield (NJ)
Auditor: Polcari & Company CPAS

AI Summary

  • Issue: One contract in the Capital fund Program did not comply with prevailing wage rates for carpentry services.
  • Trend: This indicates a potential pattern of non-compliance with wage regulations in selected contracts.
  • Follow-up: Review all contracts for adherence to prevailing wage requirements and implement checks to prevent future violations.

Finding Text

We selected 9 contracts for the Capital fund Program. One of the contracts selected, although required to adhere to the prevailing wage rates, accepted a bid for general carpentry services that contained a hourly rate less than prevailing wages for the locality the Authority is located in

Categories

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 6886 2023-001
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.850 Public and Indian Housing $1.16M
14.872 Public Housing Capital Fund $990,982