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Commissioners approve replacement contractor package and budget transfers for Patuxent River Naval Air Museum project
Summary
Following discovery of fraudulent bonds tied to the original museum procurement, commissioners concurred with staff’s recommendation of a replacement vendor, authorized budget transfers into a consolidated new project account and authorized contract execution subject to state and federal concurrence and receipt of valid bonds and insurance.
The Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 27 accepted staff’s recommendation to identify and engage a replacement contractor to complete the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum and Visitor Center construction after county procurement staff discovered the payment and performance bonds provided by the original contractor were fraudulent.
What the board approved
Commissioners took three linked actions: they (1) accepted the identification of a replacement contractor from the existing list of proposers, (2) approved a budget amendment to close out balances from the original project and move funding into a consolidated new project account, and (3) authorized the contracting officer to execute a contract with the replacement vendor once the State Highway Administration…
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