Invoices for hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on renovations at the grace-and-favour home of Bermuda College's president have been leaked to The Royal Gazette.

This newspaper has received a stack of invoices and an internal list of expenses for construction and other work at Shamrock Cottage, the Paget property where Dr. Charles Green lives with his wife. A list of payments made in relation to the home between August 1, 2004 and March 31, 2005 stacks up to $113,501.85 - all at the expense of taxpayers.

Other invoices for construction, repair work and decorating show spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars from the public purse.

Three payments in 2005 to T&G Construction for construction, carpentry, excavation, masonry and electrical work and for installing new windows, frames and shutters total $235,400.

The company was paid almost $40,000 the previous year for other work in the house, including plumbing in a dishwasher.

Other bills include $4,655 for a new air conditioning system from Bermuda Air Conditioning and more than $3,000 for painting done by contractor William Burrows.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is investigating claims that work on the campus cottage, in Matthews Lane, was not put out to tender, in breach of Government's Financial Instructions, which require three quotes for spending in excess of $5,000.

Acting Auditor General Barry Neilson said the college - as a quango - had a responsibility to stick to the instructions, though it was not required by law to do so.

A report by former college board chairman Nalton Brangman to the committee alleges that the entire Shamrock Cottage project could have cost as much as $500,000.

His report says that the total documented cost for the project - as listed in a file provided to him ? was $380,000 but he adds: "I have learned that the project was broken into other files and I have not been able to access them. "There are members of staff who have indicated the figure may be closer to $500,000."

Mr. Brangman writes that the renovation project was not properly documented by the Board of Governors because the Board "does not have policies in place for reporting and approvals of projects". He adds: "There were no spending caps placed on this project and as such opens the possibility for continued spending on other items and having them placed in the cost centre."

Shamrock Cottage was reportedly in a poor condition before the arrival of Dr. Green to the Island in 2004, to such an extent that burglars were able to break-in and steal belongings from vice-president Larita Alford, who was then living there.

Renovation work included the gutting of the house, an upgrading of the plumbing and electrics, a new kitchen and extensive work to the exterior.

"The work was approved by the Board before commencing the work," writes Mr. Brangman. "Documentation was not well reported in the minutes. There was no budget amount allocated or approved for the work listed in the minutes."

He said the college's Buildings and Grounds committee handled the work on behalf of the board but that there was no evidence that bids were sought.

Mr. Brangman's predecessor Raymond Tannock ? a former PLP senator ? said last month that renovations to the cottage used by the president and to another home on the Stonington campus were an investment because they were likely to be rented out in the future, providing a source of income.

"I can't say whether it was put out to tender," he added. "There was a figure discussed but when you go into a building and you are doing repairs, you will find things that need to be done."

Current acting board chairman Pandora Wright did not respond to a request for comment yesterday.