Five school districts in the Washington state recently received audit findings from the State Auditor's Office for failing to check whether the parties they contracted with were suspended or debarred from doing business on federally funded projects.
The requirement: Public agencies receiving federal funding are required to check that the parties they are contracting with are not suspended or debarred from doing business on federally funded projects, if the contract is $25,000 or more.
Agencies with audit findings: The following school districts received audit findings recently on this issue. Click on the name of the school district to read the audit finding.
- Centralia School District No. 401
- Elma School District No. 68
- Mount Adams School District No. 209
- Othello School District No. 147
- Pullman School District No. 267
How to check a firm's status: Visit www.epls.gov to check the
status of a firm, and then print the web page as documentation and keep
it in your contract file for review by auditors.
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