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County commissioners criticize SHIP contractor Accenture after delays; Accenture commits to provide state guidance email
Summary
Commissioners pressed contractor Accenture over repeated requests for additional documentation and slow progress on the SHIP housing program; Accenture'affiliated staff said new state guidance on duplication-of-benefit checks arrived in early February and committed to deliver the guidance by noon the next day.
Taylor County commissioners publicly questioned the administration of a federally funded SHIP housing recovery program and its contractor, citing long delays, shifting documentation requests and stalled home repairs.
Commissioner Feagle urged the board to terminate the county's contract with the current administrator — identified in the record as Accenture (through prior acquisitions including GSG and Ampere) — after what she described as long delays and repeated new documentation requests that have held up bids and construction. She said the county has tens of thousands of dollars at stake and raised concern that program deadlines could force the county to return grant funds if work is not encumbered in time.
Accenture'affiliated staff on the call said recent state guidance prompted the latest round of requests. Corey Burbach, who identified himself as leading the contractor's grants and compliance group, said the state technical adviser issued updated guidance around…
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