July 29, 2024
Today the Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi announced a new memorandum related to MCPS mismanagement of the electric bus contract “detailing the results of an OIG Investigation into the Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) management of a contract valued at over $160 million to procure 326 electric school buses. The investigation was predicated on complaints received through the OIG’s hotline.”
“The OIG substantiated that the selected contractor failed to comply with contract terms related to the delivery of electric school buses and that MCPS failed to exercise contract provisions to force the contractor into compliance or terminate the contract. As a result, MCPS accepted late delivery of most of the school buses and absorbed delays related to mechanical failures which rendered some buses inoperable for extended periods. The OIG estimated that in addition to other possible actions, MCPS should have assessed the contractor approximately $372,000 for failing to provide serviceable buses between FYs 2022 and 2024. MCPS is spending over $14 million to acquire additional diesel buses to compensate for not receiving electric school buses in time to meet transportation demands.”
You can view the full report below.
You can also see the full report via PDF here
Advertisement
Advertisement
Support Local News with just $5 a month!
Sign up for our email updates
Related Posts
Recent Posts
- A New Bethesda Business Brings Bike Repair to Your Driveway
- Strathmore in November: Dance, Comedy, Music, Poetry, Art and Afternoon Tea
- 6th Fear Haunted Trail opens tonight in North Potomac
- Tax Credits Clear Committee 3-0 With New Cost Estimates; Bodywork Bill Splits 3-2
- A Montgomery County Fifth Grader’s Petition Asks Leaders to Extend the Data Center Pause
- Montgomery Early Voting Finishes Up 66.6% Over 2022, 40% Below 2024’s Presidential Turnout
- Montgomery County Puts Its Medicaid Loss Estimate at 1,082 Residents as Open Enrollment Opens
- Strathmore and Washington Performing Arts Team Up to Bring Jazz Greats to the Stage in 2026-27
- Appeals Court Upholds Conviction in Wootton ‘Manuscript’ Threat Case
- MCPS Says Every Bus Depot Is Over Capacity. Next Year, Some Buses Will Park at Its Own Properties.