Public Building Commission Construction Change Orders Audit Follow-Up Inquiry
Summary
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General has completed a follow-up to its June 2018 audit of the Public Building Commission of Chicago’s change order review and approval process. Based on the Commission’s responses, OIG concludes that PBC has substantially implemented corrective actions related to the first audit finding and partially implemented corrective actions related to the second audit finding.
Executive Summary
The purpose of the 2018 audit was to determine if PBC could provide reasonable assurance to its clients that change orders were justified and reasonably priced. Our audit found that while PBC designed a robust change order process, ineffective implementation of the process permitted errors and inconsistencies in the recording of information and recovery of damages. Because PBC allowed contractors to submit inconsistent information and did not hold architects accountable for errors, the agency could not demonstrate to its clients that it was effectively safeguarding public dollars.
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