An Iowa landscaping subcontractor and its former vice president, who submitted false invoices to a general contractor and to the Iowa Dept. of Transportation, have been barred from federal procurement and non-procurement transactions for three years.
The debarment, which is retroactive and allows the subcontractor to work for the state again, is tied to a well-known trick: billing for more work or material than has actually been provided. Using Wite-Out to alter material supplier invoices, K&L Construction, Inc., of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, gave itself an interest-free loan.