A Review of Construction Project Management at the Texas Building and Procurement Commission
April 2005
Report Number 05-031
Overall Conclusion
The Texas Building and Procurement Commission (Agency) has done a significant amount of work to address long-standing construction issues. It has fully or substantially implemented 13 (65 percent) of the 20 construction project management recommendations that were reviewed for this audit. The recommendations come from a process improvement study conducted by the University of Texas System in 2000 in response to long-standing construction project management problems originally identified by the Agency's internal audit department and the State Auditor's Office.
The Agency's corrective actions include developing written policies and procedures and a system for tracking construction projects. Audit testing also found that the Agency's construction expenditures were well supported. However, workforce management issue—including significant and persistent turnover in the Facilities Construction and Space Management Division—could undermine the Agency's progress.
Milestone information that management receives regarding construction and maintenance projects may not be accurate and reliable for decision making. For example, weaknesses in the construction project management information system could allow unauthorized manipulation or loss of data. Also, factors prevent certification of the Agency's key performance measure, "Percent of Completed Projects on Schedule and within Budget," reported to the Legislative Budget Board's Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas.
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