PCL Construction Services

Seattle, WA: (Mar-05-07) FAA contracting officer Robert Ferrell was indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud charges. Ferrell was charged with illegally providing confidential bidding information to PCL Construction Services and subsequently awarding PCL a contract to build a lighting system at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac). After the first round of submittals, PCL and Donald B. Murphy Contractors (DBM) were deemed the only two qualified bidders and asked to submit more detailed proposals. PCL was asked to lower its proposal, while DBM was not given a chance to revise its bid. PCL submitted a new bid of $4.2 million and Ferrell falsified documents so the FAA could accept the lower number. PCL has agreed to a civil settlement that includes a $1 million payment to the government and a restitution payment, currently under negotiation, to Donald B. Murphy Contractors. [AERO NEWS: CONTRACT FRAUD]

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Published on Mar-8-07