We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to reimburse its CDBG line of credit for $568,629 in ineligible costs for its violation of procurement requirements. Reimbursement must be from non-Federal funds.
2017-FW-1010 | Agosto 16, 2017
The City of Albuquerque, NM, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With Requirements
Community Planning and Development
- Status2017-FW-1010-001-AOpenClosed$568,629Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
- Status2017-FW-1010-001-BOpenClosed$572,929Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to reimburse its CDBG line of credit for $572,929 in ineligible costs for its violation of Federal requirements and procurement procedures when it acquired a property with CDBG funding. Reimbursement must be from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-FW-1010-001-COpenClosed
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to implement technical assistance and guidance received from HUD to ensure compliance with requirements.
- Status2017-FW-1010-001-DOpenClosed
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to obtain technical assistance from HUD related to differentiating between subrecipients and contractors and ensuring that the correct procurement requirements are followed when obtaining a subrecipient or contractor.
- Status2017-FW-1010-001-EOpenClosed
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to update its CDBG written agreements to include the specific language required.
- Status2017-FW-1010-001-FOpenClosed
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to develop contracts to include all Federal requirements and to be signed by both the City and the contractors awarded bids with CDBG funding.
- Status2017-FW-1010-001-GOpenClosed
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to amend and implement its conflict-of-interest policy and procedures to ensure that it complies with Federal conflict-of-interest requirements and includes elected and appointed positions.
- Status2017-FW-1010-002-AOpenClosed$59,604Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to support that environmental requirements and client eligibility were met for dental services or repay $59,604 to its CDBG line of credit from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-FW-1010-002-BOpenClosed$260,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to support that environmental requirements were met for the roof replacement of a food bank or repay $260,000 to its CDBG line of credit from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-FW-1010-002-COpenClosed$181,053Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to support that environmental requirements were met for homeowner rehabilitation or repay $181,053 to its CDBG line of credit from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-FW-1010-002-DOpenClosed$73,186Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to reimburse its CDBG line of credit for $73,186 in ineligible costs for its statutory violation of environmental requirements when it rehabilitated a home without completing the environmental review. Reimbursement must be from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-FW-1010-002-EOpenClosed
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to provide training for staff members to ensure that they know their roles and responsibilities with respect to CDBG program oversight and that documentation and other requirements are met.
- Status2017-FW-1010-003-AOpenClosed$507,218Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to reimburse its CDBG line of credit for $507,218 in ineligible costs for its violation of its home rehabilitation policy and procedure when it exceeded the allowed maximum assistance per home with no cost justifications. Reimbursement must be from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-FW-1010-003-BOpenClosed$110,647Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to reimburse its CDBG line of credit for $110,647 in ineligible costs for the rehabilitation costs that exceeded the allowed HOME value limits. Reimbursement must be from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-FW-1010-003-COpenClosed$474Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to reimburse its CDBG line of credit for $474 in ineligible costs for violation of Federal travel regulations. Reimbursement must be from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-FW-1010-003-DOpenClosed$9,476Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to reclassify the $9,476 to program administration and recalculate its cap to determine whether it exceeded the allowed 20 percent. Any amount that is over the allowed cap would be ineligible, and repayment of the overage amount to its CDBG line of credit would be required. Reimbursement must be from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-FW-1010-003-EOpenClosed$69,254Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to support payroll wages charged to the CDBG grant or repay $69,254 to its CDBG line of credit from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-FW-1010-003-FOpenClosed
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to implement recommendations made from its internal and external auditors that will ensure compliance with applicable regulations related to cost reasonableness and eligibility and that costs are adequately supported.
- Status2017-FW-1010-004-AOpenClosed$123,831Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to support that subrecipient 1 met a national objective, environmental requirements, and client eligibility or repay $123,831 to its CDBG line of credit from non-Federal funds.
- Status2017-FW-1010-004-BOpenClosed$69,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Albuquerque Office of Community Planning and Development require the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Family and Community Services to support that subrecipient 2 met a national objective, environmental requirements, and client eligibility or repay $69,000 to its CDBG line of credit from non-Federal funds.