Contractors from Maine, Connecticut and New York will pay $1.37 million to resolve allegations concerning false claims for payment related to the rehabilitation of a Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport runway in Westfield, Massachusetts.
As part of the settlement agreement announced by the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, the three firms — Eurovia Atlantic Coast, LLC d/b/a Northeast Paving, a Maine-based paving and construction company; the Lane Construction Corp., a Connecticut construction company; and Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., a New York engineering firm — have each admitted to and accepted responsibility for facts underlying the covered conduct.
The Westfield-Barnes Airport is the operational center of the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing, which includes the 131st Fighter Squadron – an operational combat wing that provides combat ready fighter pilots to perform alert missions over the northeastern section of the country
In 2012, the city of Westfield began the process of rehabilitating Runway 2-20, using a mix of federal, state and local funds, including funds from the Department of Transportation and the Department of Defense. To receive the federal funds, the city had to periodically submit claims to the federal agencies, including during and after construction.
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