The Federal Highway Administration recently announced that it has suspended a New York painting contractor from non-procurement federal contracting. The suspension comes after a settlement was previously reached with Spectrum Painting Corp. regarding false payment claims and misrepresenting the work of its employees on two federally funded projects.
What Happened
In 2019, the U.S. federal government filed a civil lawsuit against Spectrum Painting (Scarsdale, New York) for allegedly defrauding government contracts for the painting of the Brooklyn Bridge and Queens Plaza transit facility, by exploiting the DBE program.
At the time, Ahern Painting Contractors Inc. (Woodside, New York) and Tower Maintenance Corp. (Roslyn, New York) were also sued under the False Claims Act.
The suit followed the award of a $150 million coating contract for the rehabilitation of the Brooklyn Bridge and Queens Plaza projects to Ahern in 2010. In the contract, Ahern was required to set aside 14% of the work to DBE subcontractors. Tower was hired for a portion of this work.
When one of the DBE contractors had to back out of the project, Ahern had to find another DBE-qualified contractor. However, according to the complaint, Tower was not experienced enough to take on more of the work.
5025 Rabbit Farm Rd Loganville Ga 30052 GOOD LOOK PAINTERS LTD CO. is a Georgia Domestic Limited-Liability Company filed on May 4, 2022. The company’s filing status is listed as Active/Compliance and its File Number is 22101752. The Registered Agent on file for this company is Shayne Perrin and is located at 5285 Rabbit Farm Rd, Loganville, GA 30052.
