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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Australia Toll Road Traffic Forecast
AECOM Australia Pty Ltd paid $201 million to settle lawsuits over traffic forecasts it made in 2005 and 2006 for a toll road project in Brisbane, Australia. The consortium that funded the toll road went bankrupt in 2011 after traffic volume fell far short of AECOM’s projections. The plaintiffs claimed that an independent review of AECOM’s forecast revealed instances of negligence.
- Misconduct Type
- Poor Contract Performance
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- Non-Governmental
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement
- 7/10/2015
