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OIG QUESTIONS $1.3 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL COSTS CLAIMED BY CONTRACTOR
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ETA awarded Will H. Hall & Son, Inc. (WHH) a $17,230,000 firm
fixed-price contract for the construction of seven buildings at the new
Job Corps Center in Flint, Michigan. WHH encountered problems on the site
(which it claimed were beyond its control). WHH submitted a Request for
Equitable Adjustment (REA) to DOL in which it claimed additional costs
totaling $2,365,622. The REA stated that WHH was never able to achieve a
smooth flow of construction primarily because of:
At ETA’s request, we looked at whether the additional costs claimed by
WHH were reasonable, allowable, and allocable under the Federal contract
cost principles and the terms and conditions of the contract between DOL
and WHH. We questioned $1,365,278 and set aside for further consideration
by ETA an additional $981,462. Of the $2.3 million claimed by the
contractor, we accepted only $18,882 as allowable costs. The primary
reasons for the questioning of the costs were that:
(Report No. 18-00-003-03-370, issued January 31, 2000)
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