Ensure that Englewood Apartments’ owner and its identity-of-interest management agent provide necessary oversight to its onsite staff.
2020-KC-1001 | June 08, 2020
Englewood Apartments Did Not Comply With Tenant Eligibility and Recertification Requirements
Housing
- Status2020-KC-1001-001-FOpenClosed
- Status2020-KC-1001-002-AOpenClosed
Require Englewood Apartments’ owner to further develop a formalized process to use when running and reviewing EIV reports.
- Status2020-KC-1001-002-BOpenClosed
Require Englewood Apartments’ owner to ensure that the management agent and staff complete EIV training to ensure that staff members understand their duties and both HUD’s and Englewood Apartments’ own requirements.
- Status2020-KC-1001-002-COpenClosed
Monitor Englewood Apartments to ensure that it properly runs and reviews the EIV reports.
- Status2020-KC-1001-002-DOpenClosed
Ensure that Englewood Apartments’ owner and its identity-of-interest management agent provide necessary oversight to its onsite staff.
2020-PH-1001 | April 20, 2020
The Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PA, Did Not Comply With Procurement and Conflict-of-Interest Requirements
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2020-PH-1001-001-AOpenClosed$860,132Questioned 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.
Provide documentation to show that the proposal of the vendor that it selected and paid $860,132 was the most advantageous or reimburse its program from non-Federal funds for any amounts that it cannot support.
- Status2020-PH-1001-001-BOpenClosed
Develop and implement controls to monitor its agent to ensure that it procures products and services in accordance with applicable Federal procurement requirements.
- Status2020-PH-1001-001-COpenClosed$156,675Questioned 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.
Reimburse its program $156,675 from non-Federal funds for the ineligible payments it made due to the conflict-of-interest situation identified by the audit.
- Status2020-PH-1001-001-DOpenClosed
Develop and implement controls to ensure that it obtains waivers from HUD before entering into agreements that create conflict-of-interest situations.
- Status2020-PH-1001-001-EOpenClosed
Provide training and technical assistance to the Authority to ensure that it understands the proper use of intergovernmental agreements in accordance with HUD requirements.
2020-CH-0002 | March 20, 2020
HUD May Be Able To Improve Its Cash Flow Model To Estimate and Reestimate the Credit Subsidy for Cohorts of Mortgages Within the Section 232 Program
Housing
- Status2020-CH-0002-001-AOpenClosed
Continue testing the financial and credit history variables, including default data, and include the appropriate reliable and sufficient variables for the cash flow model used to estimate and reestimate the credit subsidy for the cohorts of mortgages within the Section 232 program.
2020-BO-1002 | March 19, 2020
The Housing Authority of the City of Springfield, MA, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement and Contract Administration Requirements
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2020-BO-1002-001-AOpenClosed$916,132Questioned 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.
Support that $916,132 spent on contracts was fair and reasonable in accordance with Federal requirements or repay the Operating Fund or Capital Fund program from non-Federal funds any amount that cannot be supported.
- Status2020-BO-1002-001-BOpenClosed$408,968Funds 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.
Support that $408,968 in funds not yet spent on contracts would be fair and reasonable or reallocate the funds to ensure that they will be put to their intended use.
- Status2020-BO-1002-001-COpenClosed
Reprocure any contracts for which cost reasonableness cannot be supported and contracts were not properly awarded to ensure compliance with HUD requirements.
- Status2020-BO-1002-001-DOpenClosed
Ensure that all Authority staff members working with procurements and contract administration receive Federal procurement training.
- Status2020-BO-1002-001-EOpenClosed
Establish and implement adequate record-keeping procedures to comply with Federal procurement requirements, including a checklist for the file to ensure that they complete all procurement requirements and receive all required documents.
- Status2020-BO-1002-001-FOpenClosed
Ensure that all architectural and engineering contracts or task orders awarded during our audit period are reviewed for cost reasonableness.
- Status2020-BO-1002-002-AOpenClosed$37,941Questioned 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.
Repay the Operating Fund program from non-Federal funds for the $37,941 in ineligible costs when the amount paid exceeded the contract value.
- Status2020-BO-1002-002-BOpenClosed
Establish and implement adequate controls so the Authority does not exceed the contract amount without appropriate contract amendments and written approvals.
- Status2020-BO-1002-002-COpenClosed
Establish and implement adequate controls to obtain all of the required project completion documentation prior to final payment.