The Obama administration has slammed a report from The Associated Press alleging the government had overstated by thousands the number of jobs it has created or saved with federal contracts under President Obama’s $787 billion recovery program. Below are details from a specific project based in Iowa.
All data below is from Recovery.gov
Recipent
HDR Architecture, Inc.
City
Ames
Award Description
Architect-Engineering Services to replace roofs on large animal buildings 3 & 4, and utility building 155.
Award Amount
$62,243
Project Description
Activities completed during this reporting period are initial contract set-up and preliminary project review.
Job Creation Comments
This ARRA funded task has impacted the following employees: Project Controller, Senior Architect, and Project Manager
Number of Jobs (Saved or Created) Claimed
0.03
Cost per job
$2,074,766.67
