Repay the project $8,597 from nonproject funds for the ineligible expenses it incurred for management fee and gas utility expenses that were identified by the audit and any additional management fee and gas utility expenses improperly paid outside of our review period.
2017-PH-1002 | Marzo 23, 2017
The Owner of Laurentian Hall Apartments, Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Manage Its HUD-Mortgaged Project in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Housing
- Status2017-PH-1002-001-FOpenClosed$8,597Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Closed on Noviembre 04, 2019 - Status2017-PH-1002-001-GOpenClosedClosed on Diciembre 23, 2019
Develop and implement controls to ensure that financial statements are submitted to HUD in a timely manner, including paying the correct amount of annual payments according to the terms of the mortgage.
- Status2017-PH-1002-001-HOpenClosedClosed on Diciembre 19, 2019
Develop and implement controls to ensure that the project complies with applicable HUD requirements.
- Status2017-PH-1002-001-IOpenClosed$13,740Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Closed on Febrero 04, 2020Recalculate the project’s annual surplus cash balances for 2013, 2014, and 2015 after resolution of recommendations 1A, 1C, 1D, and 1F to determine whether the project should make additional payment to HUD from surplus cash toward its mortgage beyond the $13,740 that it paid during the audit.
- Status2017-PH-1002-001-JOpenClosedClosed on Diciembre 30, 2019
Provide training and technical assistance to the owner and its management agent to ensure compliance with the terms of its mortgage and other applicable HUD requirements.
2017-BO-0001 | Marzo 21, 2017
HUD’s OCPO Did Not Always Comply With Acquisition Requirements When Planning and Monitoring Service Contracts
Chief Procurement Officer
- Status2017-BO-0001-001-AOpenClosed$21,373,462Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Closed on Agosto 20, 2018Provide adequate documentation to support the $21,373,462 in unreasonable and unnecessary obligated funds.
- Status2017-BO-0001-001-BOpenClosed$23,041,819Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Closed on Julio 12, 2019Strengthen and implement acquisition controls to ensure that proper cost and price documentation is obtained, adequate monitoring is conducted, adequate market research is conducted and that contractors are evaluated to assess their capability to perform work, and required contract documentation is maintained in the file to ensure that $9,645,864 that is yet to be used will not be spent for unreasonable and unnecessary costs.
- Status2017-BO-0001-001-COpenClosed$179,031Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Closed on Enero 26, 2018Seek reimbursement for $161,718 in ineligible funds disbursed for equipment and support services not specified in a scanning services contract.
2017-PH-1001 | Marzo 21, 2017
The City of Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
Community Planning and Development
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-AOpenClosed$1,423,262Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Closed on Marzo 31, 2023Provide documentation to show that prices paid for products and services totaling $1,423,262 for three activities were fair and reasonable or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-BOpenClosed$1,885,272Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Closed on Mayo 22, 2025Provide documentation to show that costs totaling $942,636 for activity 7099 were for employees’ actual time spent benefiting the activity or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-COpenClosed$200,000Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Closed on Mayo 29, 2025Provide documentation to show that costs totaling $100,000 for activity 6865 benefited the activity or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-DOpenClosed$2,266,543Questioned Costs
Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.
Closed on Marzo 13, 2019Provide documentation to show that seven activities with costs totaling $2,266,543 were exempt or categorically excluded from environmental reviews or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support (excluding any amount repaid as a result of recommendations 1A, 1B, and 1C).
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-EOpenClosedClosed on Mayo 10, 2018
Revise its policies and procedures to address compliance with applicable procurement regulations requiring independent cost estimates before receiving bids or proposals.
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-FOpenClosedClosed on Marzo 27, 2018
Train its staff on requirements for documenting costs funded by multiple funding sources.
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-GOpenClosedClosed on Mayo 10, 2018
Develop and implement controls to ensure that subrecipients comply with requirements for documenting costs funded by multiple funding sources.
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-HOpenClosedClosed on Diciembre 04, 2018
Determine whether it has complied with environmental review requirements for all activities since October 2010 and provide a copy of its determination to HUD. If it did not comply, either provide the necessary support for the activities or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any activity costs it cannot support.
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-IOpenClosedClosed on Junio 04, 2018
Develop and implement controls to ensure that it complies with environmental review requirements.
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-JOpenClosedClosed on Marzo 27, 2018
Review accomplishment data that it reported in IDIS for open and completed activities to ensure that accomplishments were reported accurately.
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-KOpenClosedClosed on Junio 04, 2018
Train its staff on reporting accomplishments in IDIS and develop and implement policies and procedures for supervisory review to ensure accuracy.
- Status2017-PH-1001-001-LOpenClosedClosed on Julio 16, 2018
Include compliance with environmental review requirements in its project-specific reviews in its next periodic monitoring of the City’s Block Grant program.