Tell us if this sounds familiar. A business lands a contract with a government entity. Both parties lock in on the terms and figures, and the whole deal gets rubber-stamped by the legislators. But . . . somehow . . . mysteriously . . . somewhere along the line . . . the numbers involved start heading skyward and the business walks away with a higher billing, and the government entity tosses its hands in the air and coughs up a resounding “Oops.”
Pretty much a tale as old as government contracts, no? And that’s exactly what has unraveled at Cleveland Public Power. A recent city auditor’s investigation shows that a business contracted with CPP was allowed to over-bill the city to close to a million dollars. City council never approved the increased billings, and CPP failed to monitor the company’s activities.
According to the Plain Dealer, Terry the Plumber — a business run by Terrence J. Kordiac — originally inked a two-year contract with CPP to replace the piping in the agency’s buildings and other repairs. The price-tag on the work was $160,000. Because the contract was for more than $50,000, Cleveland City Council signed off on the work.
But according to the auditor, the billings would eventually top out at around $1 million without council approval.
This article appears in Sep 19-25, 2012.
Hmm, just more ramped corruption in Cleveland!
It’s the same old story…corruption runs throughout this city and will continue to do so until HEAVY brakes are applied and people are held accountable. Greed will NEVER go away or end, so we have to stay ahead of these guys. The plumber was approved because I am sure somebody got a kick back (meaning they were paid a nice chunk of money) Let’s talk about the Cleveland Water Dept……heck those guys sit in their trucks and won’t do anything until Plumbers pay them….cash on the spot…no money , no fix. Go ahead, call the yard and report them. I PROMISE you NOTHING will happen or change. This has been going on for many years!!! EVERY plumber is aware of how the Cleveland Water Dept. works and will tell you the same story!! Never could figure out why Channel 19 has NEVER exposed this yet???!!!
Fuck these assholes. No one will be held accountable, and the bitch that got a payoff for getting this approved or letting it slide will still be able to retire with a cushy pension. This is why people don’t want taxes raised, because all they do with more money is piss it away on stupid shit where no one pays attention to how the money is being spent.