The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) requested a decision regarding a transferred employee's claim for reimbursement for costs associated with: (1) the sale of his former residence; and (2) voluntary weekend travel. BPA advised that it reimbursed: (1) its relocation services contractor for costs it incurred in attempts to sell the claimant's residence; (2) the claimant for sales costs he incu...

Employee does not have to reimburse the agency for direct costs agency paid to contractor when the employee rejects the contractor's purchase offer. 1984) prohibit a dual benefit once an election is made to use a contractor. 3. Sec. 5724c are not considered in determining the maximum allowable reimbursement to the employee for his own expenses in selling his residence on the open market under Sec...