In a settlement with the federal government, Forrester Construction Co., Rockville, Md., has agreed to pay $2.15 million to resolve a criminal probe into alleged fraud concerning the firm’s use of small disadvantaged businesses on more than $145 million in contracts with the District of Columbia.
Under a non-prosecution agreement, which federal officials announced on Dec. 15, Forrester admitted that it failed to abide by D.C.’s regulations concerning Certified Business Enterprises or CBEs.
The government said the agreement ends a two-year probe of Forrester and CBEs with which it worked on the projects.
Attorneys for Forrester did not respond immediately to ENR's requests for comment on Dec. 16.