Department of aviation construction contract solicitations - february 2018
Department of Aviation Construction Contract Solicitations
Released February 2018 Download the Full Report here Download the Report Highlights here We undertook this audit because the airport launched a $6 billion expansion program and we last reviewed procurement solicitation and evaluation processes at the airport in 2006. Our recommendations focus on ensuring transparency and facilitating accurate quality control reviews. |
We found:
- The city's procurement process follows the American Bar Association's Model Procurement Code, which is designed to be fair and transparent
- Calculation errors in 13% of proposals for projects evaluated or awarded; in one case, the error appears to have changed the outcome of an award
- Eight instances of a bid or proposal deemed responsive in error; three may have affected the outcome of an award
- The Department of Procurement's responsiveness reviews were ambiguous for an additional 11 bids or proposals and missing for 29
- The city canceled 10 of 63 solicitations we reviewed; the reasons for cancellation were unclear in 6 of the 10 cancellations
- Of the solicitations in our scope, 39% received fewer than three responses