March 28, 2004
Transposition error in a spreadsheet results in investigators
making incorrect accusations relating to fraud in the Highway
Department of Brookhaven.October 10, 2003
Emerson’s bid was
understated by $3.7 million due to an item not being included
in the totals. To see how errors can result in the totals,
view or download the Insert
Row Errors clip.
This is extremely likely in a tender process as any errors
made in the companies favor will result in the company losing
the tender. If the errors are the other way, it is likely
the tender will be won, and the losses will materialize Orlando Sentinel September 12 2003
Duplicated costs within a Henderson Young & Co
spreadsheet for Lake County Public Schools resulted in inflated
school impact fees of $12 millionSeptember 2000: An extract from the proceedings of
the Public Accounts committee in Ireland
Spreadsheet errors in tenders cause additional costs. |
Examples
of what goes wrong with Spreadsheets in Construction