Stantec to pay $4m for violating EPA grant procurement rules

Stantec will pay to settle claims that it improperly drafted project specifications for EPA grants and then bid on the same work.

Stantec Inc, a Canadian engineering and environmental consulting firm, has agreed to pay $4m to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false certifications in applications for US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Assessment Grants.

According to the US Department of Justice, between 2014 and 2022,

“The EPA’s

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