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Condition and Criteria: PHA and HUD procurement policies require the documentation of the bid process in varying degrees based on the size of the contract or purchase. The PHA is also required to include Davis Bacon requirements in the contracts and monitor its compliance by the contractors. The CMR cited disbursements without procurement files totaling $226,057.43. During the audit, we were not provided with copies of the procurement records for these contracts. It also appears that the Davis Bacon standards were not included in the contracts and, as a result, those standards were not monitored.Auditor’s Recommendation: Documentation of expenses and the related procurement should be maintained and accessible for review. In addition, contracts should include Davis Bacon requirements and those requirements should be monitored by the Authority.
Grantee Response: We are scheduling training for our staff related to the procurement and contract requirements and will begin better documenting both the procurement and the monitoring.
Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2024