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<strong>State</strong> of Georgia<strong>Audit</strong>ee’s Corrective Action PlansFor the <strong>Fiscal</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>Ended</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>30</strong>, <strong>2012</strong>Additionally, the Department has hired six staff members to the Project Accounting group in order to provide ongoing projectmatching and expense monitoring support.The Department recognizes that due to human error and the sheer volume of transactions posted throughout the year, it ispossible that overcharges and undercharges may exist at any fixed point in time. Therefore as a mitigating control, theDepartment has an extensive final review process which is conducted by experienced staff when projects are closed out. Thisallows the Department to adjust the application of matching contribution rates, prior to the close of every project.Contact Person: Chris PittmanTelephone: 404-347-0473 Fax: 404-347-0590 E-mail: cpittman@dot.ga.govFinding Control Number: FA-484-12-03PROCUREMENT AND SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENTSPECIAL TESTS AND PROVISIONSInternal Control Deficiencies/Noncompliance with Federal Program RegulationsWe concur with this finding. In response to the related prior year finding, we created a Field <strong>Audit</strong>or position in theMaterials <strong>Audit</strong> Section in April <strong>2012</strong>. The Field <strong>Audit</strong>or checks the files at the Construction sites and assists with MaterialCertification Checklist (MCC) issues in the field. The Office of Materials has experienced a marked increase in the receipt ofMCCs which can be contributed to (1) the Office of Materials having a presence at construction field offices, (2)emphasizing/reiterating the requirements to process MCCs to receive federal reimbursement on Federal-aid projects, and (3)following-up with District Engineers/Area Engineers by documenting delinquent quarterly MCCs. Due to the changesimplemented in response to this finding, the average time to process a MCC and issue a "Project Close-out" recommendationto the Office of Construction has been reduced from 4.6 months to 1.2 months. In addition, the queue of projects pendingMaterials <strong>Audit</strong> and issuance of a Materials Certificate has been reduced from over 250 in August 2009 to 49 in December<strong>2012</strong>.The timely submission of quarterly Materials Certificate Checklists is an important part of the Office of Materials' goal ofcompleting Materials Certificates in an average of <strong>30</strong> days. The quarterly Materials Certificate Checklists are a tool to assistproject personnel in the documentation of materials placed on GDOT projects.In response to Finding Control Number: FA-484-12-03, the Office of Materials will develop a quarterly report of MaterialsCertificate Checklists that have not been received by the required <strong>30</strong>-day deadline. This report will be addressed to DistrictEngineers for resolution since the submission of Materials Certificate Checklists is the responsibility of project personnel.Submission of missing Materials Certificate Checklists will be expected within two weeks of this quarterly report. A list ofany remaining Materials Certificate Checklists not received will be escalated to the Director of Field Districts and theDirector of Construction for resolution.The Office of Materials is working with the Office of Construction to obtain a list of every project that had a constructionwork report submitted. This data is available for projects managed in the CAS system; however support from IT is needed toretrieve this data for projects in the Site Manager system.The Office of Materials goal is to complete the first report by February 28, 2013. The Districts will then be expected tosubmit all missing Materials Certificate Checklists by March 15, 2013.Contact Person: Chuck HastyTelephone: 404- 608-4708 Fax: 404- 608-4752 E-mail: chasty@dot.ga.govFinding Control Number: FA-484-12-04REPORTINGInternal Control Deficiencies/Noncompliance with Federal Program RegulationsWe concur with the finding related to submission of data to the National Transit Database (NTD) during fiscal year <strong>2012</strong>.We are currently in the process of developing a robust system to insure compliance of all applicable rules and regulationsprior to submission of NTD data for fiscal year 2013. Action items that are currently underway or completed related to thisfinding include:3<strong>30</strong>

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