Southtowns Record

Eden Central School District – Capital Project Management (2024M-83)

Government
Eden Central School District
Posted by publisher
Oct 4, 2024
Kind
State audit
Topics
Audits and oversight, Budget and taxes, Roads and traffic

Publisher's summary

Determine whether the Eden Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials provided sufficient oversight of and managed the District’s 2022 capital project (project) in a transparent manner.

Original document

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Contents

Report Highlights .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1

Capital Project Management .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  2

  How Should a Board and Officials Properly Oversee and Manage Capital Projects?. .  .  . 2

  Officials Could Be More Transparent When Presenting Project Details to the Public. .  .  . 3

  The Board Did Not Approve Change Orders and Officials Did Not Seek Competition
  for Change Order Work.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  5

  Officials Did Not Ensure Change Order Applications Were Submitted in a Timely
  Manner or Ensure Change Order Work Was Approved . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 7

  Officials Did Not Seek Competition for Professional Services. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8

  What Do We Recommend? . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 9

Appendix A – Response From District Officials .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  10

Appendix B – OSC Comment on the District’s Response.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  12

Appendix C – Audit Methodology and Standards .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  13

Appendix D – Resources and Services.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  14