- Summary
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Authority's Decision to Begin Construction Before Completing Proper Planning Led to Cost Overruns and Delays
- Chapter 2: The Authority Has Not Successfully Enforced the Policies It Adopted to Address Ongoing Deficiencies With Its Contract Management
- Chapter 3: The Authority Can Improve the Quality and Transparency of Its Monitoring and Reporting For Key Goals
- Appendix
- Response to the Audit
- California State Auditor's Comments on the Response From the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
This audit examines the California High-Speed Rail Authority's contracting and cost control practices and concludes that both "flawed decision making" in regards to the beginnning stages of construction and "ongoing poor contract management for a wide range of high-value contracts" have led to billions of dollars of cost overruns.