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Finding 6886 (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

Corrective Action Plan

The Authority when bidding or soliciting proposals will first determine the applicable wage rates to be paid in the evaluation of all bids and proposals received.

Categories

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 583328 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