On December 21, 2006, the New Albany Redevelopment Commission awarded Mac Construction & Excavating a $259,447.80 contract for the "Elm Street and Other Spot Basis Curb and Sidewalk Improvement Project."
During 2007, change orders were approved in the amount of $82,007. Change orders totaling $74,436 were for additional work that actually exceeded the scope of the original project and increased the amount of the original project and increased the amount of the original contract by 28%.
Indiana Code 36-1-12-18 (d) states: "The total of all changes orders issued that increase the scope of the project may not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the amount of the original contract. A change order issued as a result of circumstances that could not have been reasonably foreseen does not increase the scope of the project."
Indiana Code 36-1-12-18 (e) states: "all change orders must be directly related to the original public work project."
Source: Charlie Pride - State Board of Accounts
Freedom Of Speech would like to say:
This is one small but significant skirmish in a much larger transaction.
You should be ashamed of yourself, Mr. Rosenbarger. Very ashamed.
Where is the accountability John?
