G&A Environmental Contractors, Inc. - Contract Compliance

The OIG audited $2.5 million in costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by G&A Environmental Contractors, Inc., for vacuuming services. Our objective was to determine if the costs billed to TVA for the period January 1, 2010, through September 30, 2011, were in compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract. In summary, we determined G&A overbilled TVA $254,060 including:$153,619 due to the use of ineligible firm price billings.$60,991 for hydro-blasting work which was not included in the contract's scope.$20,229 of ineligible billings for materials and miscellaneous costs.$19,221 of labor billings that were overstated because G&A did not use the billing rates in the contract. Summary Only