Review of City of New Orleans Contract with Telecommunications Development Corporation
Publication Date:
8/30/2010
Author Information
E.R. Quatrevaux
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
This audit provides an evaluation of the procurement and management contract awarded by the City of New Orleans to Washington D.C.-based Telecommunications Development Corporation (TDC) in October 2009. The OIG found that the contract was awarded through a flawed procurement process that did not promote fair competition. The evaluation includes findings and recommendations regarding procurement of professional services contracts and contract management.