Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) expressed concern again Wednesday as the Board of Public Works retroactively approved an emergency contract for a Health Department consultant that has increased during the pandemic from less than $4 million to more than $87 million.
The contract with New York-based consulting company Ernst & Young has been debated by the state’s fiscal watchdogs at several meetings since last spring.
Maryland Department of Health Secretary Dennis R. Schrader said the $40 million contract increase for Ernst & Young is meant to anticipate the needs of the state over the course of this year.
“This is a substantial investment of taxpayer dollars and, to be honest, a year later, it’s still not very clear what the state is getting from these particular consultants,” Franchot said.
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