Another contract awarded by the Maryland Aviation Administration is drawing criticism and unwanted attention.
Last month, a high-ranking state lawmaker requested that the Office of Legislative Audits look into whether a lucrative contract to operate two gas stations and convenience stores near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport was awarded properly.
In a letter, Del. Regina T. Boyce (D-Baltimore) asked the head of the Office of Legislative Audits for a status update on Royal Farms’ request for a probe of the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) procurement process for the gas stations. Royal Farms, which lost out on an attempt to operate the service stations, has suggested in a filing that the aviation administration’s actions “may certainly be found to be ‘fraud, waste and abuse.’”
For over three years, Royal Farms, the Baltimore-based convenience store company, has been questioning the 2020 decision by the Maryland Aviation Administration, which operates BWI Airport, to deny Royal Farms the contract. The company took steps to file a lawsuit, but later dropped the legal challenge. But it still is seeking an official probe into the contract proceedings.
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