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From page 36... ... NCHRP 20-6, STUDY TOPIC 13-1 A SURVEY OF STATE PRACTICES FOR PROTECTING TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES AGAINST CONSTRUCTION AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE FRAUD INCLUDING USE OF CONTRACTOR SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT PROCEDURES TABLE 9: CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS WHERE SUSPENSION/DEBARMENT OCCURREND IN STATES SURVEYED Year of Occurrence Dollar Value of Contracts with Suspension Total Value of Construction Contracts % of Total Dollars # of Contracts where a Suspension or Debarment occurred Total # of Contracts % of Contracts 2002 $ 900,000 $ 2,445,357,000 0.04% 1 628 0.04% 2003 $ 7,000,000 $ 2,260,188,000 0.31% 2 477 0.31% Virginia 2004 $20,000,000 $ 2,183,847,000 0.92% 1 537 0.92% 2000 Unknown Unknown Unknown 3 Unknown Unknown 2001 Unknown Unknown Unknown 4 Unknown Unknown 2002 Unknown Unknown Unknown 7 Unknown Unknown Maryland 2004 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 Unknown Unknown 2000 Unknown $ 486,655,055 Unknown 1 300 Unknown Minnesota 2004 Unknown $ 474,577,914 Unknown 1 233 Unknown Minnesota, who had a suspension/debarment in both 2000 and 2004, did not have the exact value of the contracts where a contractor was suspended and debarred. The leader in DBE sub contract value, Virginia, did not report any DBE fraud on their survey but did indicate two contractor suspension/debarments in 2002 through 2004. Read the entire page →
From page 37... ... NCHRP 20-6, STUDY TOPIC 13-1 A SURVEY OF STATE PRACTICES FOR PROTECTING TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES AGAINST CONSTRUCTION AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE FRAUD INCLUDING USE OF CONTRACTOR SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT PROCEDURES As is evident from the responses to the DBE Survey, available data indicates the existence of some fraud, but responses were limited as to the number of actual occurrences and specific dollar amount lost as a result of DBE fraud. Despite the anecdotal evidence of DBE fraud, as with the GAO report, sufficient data was not provided to fully asses the magnitude of the problem. Read the entire page →

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... NCHRP 20-6, STUDY TOPIC 13-1 A SURVEY OF STATE PRACTICES FOR PROTECTING TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES AGAINST CONSTRUCTION AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE FRAUD INCLUDING USE OF CONTRACTOR SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT PROCEDURES TABLE 9: CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS WHERE SUSPENSION/DEBARMENT OCCURREND IN STATES SURVEYED Year of Occurrence Dollar Value of Contracts with Suspension Total Value of Construction Contracts % of Total Dollars # of Contracts where a Suspension or Debarment occurred Total # of Contracts % of Contracts 2002 $ 900,000 $ 2,445,357,000 0.04% 1 628 0.04% 2003 $ 7,000,000 $ 2,260,188,000 0.31% 2 477 0.31% Virginia 2004 $20,000,000 $ 2,183,847,000 0.92% 1 537 0.92% 2000 Unknown Unknown Unknown 3 Unknown Unknown 2001 Unknown Unknown Unknown 4 Unknown Unknown 2002 Unknown Unknown Unknown 7 Unknown Unknown Maryland 2004 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 Unknown Unknown 2000 Unknown $ 486,655,055 Unknown 1 300 Unknown Minnesota 2004 Unknown $ 474,577,914 Unknown 1 233 Unknown Minnesota, who had a suspension/debarment in both 2000 and 2004, did not have the exact value of the contracts where a contractor was suspended and debarred. The leader in DBE sub contract value, Virginia, did not report any DBE fraud on their survey but did indicate two contractor suspension/debarments in 2002 through 2004.

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... NCHRP 20-6, STUDY TOPIC 13-1 A SURVEY OF STATE PRACTICES FOR PROTECTING TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES AGAINST CONSTRUCTION AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE FRAUD INCLUDING USE OF CONTRACTOR SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT PROCEDURES As is evident from the responses to the DBE Survey, available data indicates the existence of some fraud, but responses were limited as to the number of actual occurrences and specific dollar amount lost as a result of DBE fraud. Despite the anecdotal evidence of DBE fraud, as with the GAO report, sufficient data was not provided to fully asses the magnitude of the problem.

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