OIG Bulletin, April 2023
This edition of the OIG Bulletin includes a warning about misleading “invoices” for website domain registration; what municipalities need to know about statewide contract vendors, and summaries of the OIG’s 2022 Divisional Annual Reports.
Read the BulletinThe Office of the Inspector General issues letter to Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper
On February 28, 2023, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) sent a letter to Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper regarding her plans to enter a new bus transportation contract with Transdev Services, Inc.
Read the LetterA Review of the MBTA’s Police Dispatch Services Contract with IXP Corporation
The OIG identified weaknesses in the MBTA’s contract development, contract administration and vendor oversight, as well as its records and information retention practices. Due to a lack of records, the OIG could not determine whether the MBTA saved money by privatizing police dispatch services.
Read the ReviewThe Internal Special Audit Unit (ISAU) Review of the MBTA’s Absence Management Contract with Workpartners
On October 17, 2022, the Internal Special Audit Unit (ISAU) for the Office of the Inspector General (Office) issued a report detailing its review of the MBTA’s absence management contract with Worpartners.
Read the Press ReleaseA Review of the MBTAs Absence Management Contract with Workpartners
The OIG made recommendations to the MBTA to improve its procurement practices, contract administration and vendor oversight following its review of an absence management contracts with Workpartners.
Read the ReviewOIG Investigation Leads to Disadvantaged Business Enterprise’s Decertification
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations that the owner of a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) did not qualify as economically disadvantaged, in accordance with federal regulations. Between 2001 and 2020, the company, Atlantic Bridge & Engineering, Inc. (ABE), received subcontracts and supplied materials on 228 Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) projects totaling $229 million.
Read the Press ReleaseCommonwealth Officials regarding Procurement Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Office of the Inspector General wrote to agency heads, chief financial officers and procurement officials with guidance to safeguard public funds during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Read the LetterExperience Of Massachusetts Public Agencies with Construction Management at-Risk Under M.G.L. c. 149a
The OIG conducted a legislatively mandated review of the Construction Management-at Risk alternative procurement method for public building projects. The study provides public owners with an interest in using CM-at Risk with valuable data, procedural information, and practical advice.
Read the ReportA Management Review of Commonwealth Charter Schools
The OIG reviewed the business operations of 24 Commonwealth charter schools and identified weaknesses in the contracting, procurement, and financial management of some of these schools.
Read the ReviewMaintenance & Repair Contracting by the Boston Housing Authority
This report documents major deficiencies in the procurement and oversight of 23 heating system maintenance and repair contracts awarded by the BHA between 1989 and 1996.
Read the ReportThe Procurement of Pension Investment Management Services by the Department of the State Treasurer
This procurement was reviewed as part of the OIG's ongoing examination of the largely unregulated area of financial services contracting.
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