Three paving contractors have agreed to reimburse
$735,000 to Philadelphia Gas Works to settle claims they did substandard
roadway repairs where the city-owned utility had done maintenance work.
General Asphalt Paving Co. of Philadelphia, Anthony
Verrecchia & Sons, Inc. and Cedotal Construction, Inc. agreed to the
settlement after the city's Office of the Inspector General investigated the
work at PGW's request.
The city said that core samples taken from 400 sites
established that some work did not satisfy the contract terms. Between 2009 and
2012, PGW spent about $6 million on the paving work.
The companies denied any wrongdoing or breach of
contract.
As part of the settlement, the three companies signed
corporate integrity agreements with PGW, certifying that they will fully comply
with the regulations for installing asphalt and pavement.
Source: Philly.com
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