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092845 1 (1970-10-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacwsl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: / ~i1iD S2~ /11 lccouwt& I LMOS2845 OCT 4 1370 rmS rark C. Smith, Area DIreator We-tern Arma OfTice econmic Devlopmeat Af nitrationu 41S firt Wea North- ;1 B h 109 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE 3086 FEDERAL, OFFICE BUILDING, 909 FIRST AVENUE SEATTLE,,WASHINGTON 98104 Dear Mr. Smith; a lave completed our survey of ionstruction anumnt activities in the westero Area office of the Zconomie Dee0ment Admiatratio,, The purpose of our *urvey own to review and evaluate the nolicies And procedurea of the Construction Maaeoent Brarne in adnin.Ctrn publiw oti projects,. To 'dtersioe wtharer these poliieo and p roedure une bing properly impleoented by the Construction naoent franch, ye revieved 16 alectad projoet fil for ompl a in- process public works prtojects. de appmroiate Our recent oyportunity ti diecue wit your staff the results of burw urvey We found that the polce4 and procedures o-f the Contructitin Maeamet arench include Aevertl cnatrols to ad~;~eq aly Totect the tkvernnrts interest prter to and duri n the consttructdn of EA pulblc 1 works projects. Gtnernlly. ,e found taat these policies and prtcedur!e were being proerl> ivr leeated by tle UCcnraction ?4aagCement iBrarnch; howeover we noted two itorws which nay te of interest to you In itprving the manngement of ccistruction activitles. Theoe matterts, dlh we have dircssed wi: ammer of your staff, are briefly diecussed telow. Pihbursemsat of Grant unds You My ish tn obtain approva of the carrent diaBurnament proc- tide boing foloed on Projects with overruno finanend by the Granttoe/ torrower. The racotice now hefn folk-ed by yaor office FOAy he an acceptable alternative to entablished proced0a which cou implwemrted by other tDA o-ffices- Sresent procdurcs r.eu±re utat, in the evoent of an overrun funded by the Gamntee/lerrever, grant disburseents are to be based on a revised nrfrt rate that is equai to the EA 4plooved grant auount divided by the revised total project coots, a noted that on throe projects w-ith lage ogverrun fin aced b the Gurat/Rorrowet, the revised grant rate was compuotdd based upon the cols; of selected line ioes rather thtan total project cets. lThis procedure dlee nt effect

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