B-226532: Dec 9, 1987

Gibbens - Real Estate Expenses - Soil Examination Fee: This decision is in response to a request from an authorized certifying officer with the Bureau of Reclamation. Gibbens is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of a soil examination he was required to obtain in connection with the construction of a home at his new duty station. Gibbens is not entitled to reimbursement of that expense. Was tr...

B-226532: Dec 9, 1987

The Bureau of Reclamation requested a decision regarding a transferred employee's claim for reimbursement for costs he incurred for a soil examination prior to construction of his new home. GAO held that regulations and statutes granted authority for reimbursement of only those real estate expenses related to or comparable with the purchase of existing housing. Accordingly, the claim was denied...