Report 2009-114 Recommendation 8 Responses

Report 2009-114: Department of General Services: It No Longer Strategically Sources Contracts and Has Not Assessed Their Impact on Small Businesses and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (Release Date: July 2010)

Recommendation #8 To: General Services, Department of

To ensure prompt recovery of state funds, General Services should implement standard procedures to recover overcharges identified by the Compliance and Savings Administration system. General Services' new procedures should specify the amount of time it considers reasonable to recover funds due back to the State.

1-Year Agency Response

General Services has developed standard procedures to recover any overcharges, including the amount of time considered reasonable to recover funds due back to the State. The procedures provide for the issuance of a demand notice for payment of any identified overcharges—normally within 30 days—and monthly monitoring of any outstanding amounts. (2012-406, p. 36).

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2009-114

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.