By Adam Pagnucco. In January, Superintendent Thomas Taylor moved to partially terminate MCPS’s problem-plagued electric bus contract. The contract, originally signed by one of Taylor’s predecessors (Jack Smith), was the…
Electric Bus Contract
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS is partially terminating its problematic electric bus contract. The contract, which has been the subject of an inspector general report and multiple lawsuits, has not generated…
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MCPS Electric Bus Contractor Sues Competitor
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By Adam Pagnucco. Note: I have updated this post to include a response from Montgomery County’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the end. Three companies affiliated with Highland Electric…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s $169 million electric bus contract has been marred by wasteful spending, litigation, poor performance and even criminality surrounding its original award. The school board has now…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this week, WJLA-TV posted a startling article claiming that the school board had approved a multi-million dollar diesel bus contract in closed session. Here’s the problem:…
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Protest Filed Against New MCPS Bus Contract
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By Adam Pagnucco. In recent weeks, I have written repeatedly about MCPS’s electric bus contract, which has shorted out despite high expectations. Every time I think the story is losing…
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More on MCPS’s Electric Bus Debacle
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By Adam Pagnucco. In prior articles, I reported on the admission by MCPS officials of skyrocketing poor performance fees associated with its electric bus contract and the fact that two…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s failed electric bus contract, the subject of an Office of Inspector General (OIG) report detailing its “wasteful spending,” is more than just a government procurement gone…
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Bus Contract Fees Owed to MCPS Skyrocket
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in July, Montgomery County Inspector General (IG) Megan Davey Limarzi found “wasteful spending” in an MCPS electric bus contract and estimated that the contractor owed the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has found “wasteful spending” in MCPS’s electric bus contract. The bus contract was initially lauded with praise two years ago,…
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