A devastating internal audit reveals that Broward County Public Schools’ top leaders — Superintendent Dr. Howard Hepburn and Chief Operations Officer Wanda Paul — presided over a procurement process so irregular, rushed, and strategically manipulated that auditors warn it may violate Florida’s competitive selection laws.
But this is not the first time the district has seen a major initiative pushed through by this same leadership duo under questionable circumstances.
The audit’s findings on RFQ 26-059, a high-stakes solicitation for construction management agents, expose a troubling pattern: aggressive administrative pressure, withheld or inaccurate information, procedural shortcuts, and an end goal that appears pre-determined long before the process even begins…