Delco Company Fined For Using Chinese Parts At 30th St Station

ASTON, PA — A Delaware County company is being fined after using Chinese-made parts while working on 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.

Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said Wescott Electric Company, of Aston, has agreed to pay $54,983 and implement enhanced compliance measures to resolve claims arising from its use of Chinese-made parts during a fire alarm installation and renovation project at Amtrak’s William H. Gray 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.

Companies contracting with Amtrak are responsible for complying with a federal regulation which establishes a preference for using American-made parts when fulfilling those contracts.

Wescott is alleged to have neither determined that its parts were American-made nor worked through Amtrak’s process for obtaining a waiver to this rule, authorities said.

The renovation at 30th Street Station was funded by a grant from the United States Department of Transportation.

"Wescott reacted promptly to the government’s investigation and cooperated fully, taking serious steps to make sure this issue never recurs," Williams said. "We hope Wescott’s compliance measures will be a model for other grantees and contractors looking to meet their responsibilities to the United States."