Pennsylvania contractors are pushing for greater clarity and consistency in how state officials handle COVID-19 lockdown measures in the wake of a highly critical audit report.
State auditor Eugene DePasquale recently released a preliminary report that found wide-ranging inconsistencies in how state officials doled out waivers to contractors and other businesses during the COVID-19 lockdown this spring. The report rang true to David Daquelente, executive director of The Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania. A number of his members were doing work for hospitals and other health care organizations when Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) rolled out one of the strictest lockdowns in the country.