DBE Pass-Through Scheme Alleged On PennDOT Platt Bridge Project In Phila.
According to a criminal information filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, still another fraud scheme involving the U.S. Department of Transportation’s disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) Program has been uncovered, this time on the federally-funded George C. Platt Memorial Bridge project in Philadelphia. In April 2011, PennDOT awarded a $42.7M contract to perform […]
Can The City Of Phila. Purchase Police Body Cameras Under An Existing Contract For Tasers?
Can a public entity add-on to an existing contract in order to satisfy a need for a new and different service, supply or equipment? On March 7, WHYY’s Newsworks reported that that is precisely what the City of Philadelphia plans to do under an existing stun gun contract with Taser International. According to the Newsworks report, the City intends to spend […]
City Of Phila. Seeks To Implement Reverse Auction Bidding
The City of Philadelphia has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to implement a reverse auction bidding procedure for the purchase of certain supplies, equipment, services, and concessions in lieu of ordinary, sealed paper bids. In a reverse auction bidding, sellers compete with each other, in a dynamic, real time environment, until the lowest price is reached, thereby […]
DBE Pass-Through Scheme Alleged On Two PennDOT Bridge Projects In Phila.
According to a criminal information filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, still another fraud scheme involving the U.S. Department of Transportation’s disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) Program has been uncovered on two different federally-funded projects in Philadelphia. In September 2009, PennDOT awarded a $70.3M contract to a tri-venture consisting of a Philadelphia-based highway contractor, […]
Christopher I. McCabe, Esq.
