Welding Services

We audited $3.2 million of costs billed to TVA by a contractor for welding services performed at Browns Ferry and Sequoyah Nuclear Plants by one of its subcontractors and determined TVA had been billed $450,165 for unsupported and ineligible costs. The overbilling included (1) per diem payments that exceeded limitations or were ineligible under the contract, (2) ineligible mobilization/demobilization and travel expenses, (3) unsupported small tools and consumable costs, (4) labor costs that were either unsupported or billed at incorrect rates, and (5) unsupported subcontractor costs. TVA management is reviewing our findings and recommendations. Summary Only