A Survey of State Practices for Protecting Transportation Agencies Against Construction and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud Including Use of Contractor Suspension and Debarment Procedures
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 120: A Survey of State Practices for Protecting Transportation Agencies Against Construction and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud Including Use of Contractor Suspension and Debarment Procedures explors state department of transportation practices involving the areas of highway construction contracting, including false claims, disadvantaged business enterprise fraud, and contractor suspension and debarment. The report is designed to provide a broad assessment of the magnitude of false claims and disadvantaged business fraud and the steps that states are taking to detect and protect against such practices. The report also examines whether states are using the contractor suspension and debarment procedures effectively as a tool for protection from unscrupulous contractors.
This Summary Last Modified On: 3/23/2016