School district finds irregularities in $65M worth of contracts
Posted: 11/08/2010 08:53:06 PM PST
Updated: 11/08/2010 08:55:19 PM PST
An investigation prompted by whistle-blowers within Los Angeles Unified's school construction program found a series of irregularities in awarding $65 million in contracts, including authorizing work that exceeded pre-approved amounts by nearly 50 percent.
A confidential report by LAUSD's interim inspector general found the district's Facilities Department increased the $65 million in construction management contracts by
$31 million without getting school board approval; failed to slash total costs of new contracts by 20 percent as promised to save money; and hired subcontractors to do work after being specifically told not to do so.
The 54-page report obtained by the Daily News was expected to be discussed today by the school board in a