Audit Findings on Museum Development Authority of Seattle

The Washington State Auditor's Office has issued findings against the Museum Development Authority of Seattle (Seattle Art Museum) for failure to comply with state bidding, bonding, and prevailing wage laws for public works projects.

The findings included the following:

• Making a payment to a contractor prior to the contract being signed.
• Not following laws related to the use of General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM) including not conducting a public hearing authorizing the use of GC/CM (this requirement was eliminated as of July 1, 2007 and replaced with the Project Review Committee approval process), and not having the GC/CM obtain bid bonds, and payment and performance bonds for subcontracts over $300,000.

For the complete findings, click here.