US EditionCity comptroller to conduct ‘real-time’ audit of
- City Comptroller Brad Lander is considering narrowing or revoking the blanket prior approval policy that allows emergency contracts with migrant service providers without prior approval. This decision comes after Lander's rejection of a $432 million contract with DocGo Inc. Due to concerns about the company's selection process and its ability to provide adequate services to migrants.
- Lander is conducting a live audit of the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development's oversight of the DocGo contract. The audit aims to examine the agency's operations and invoices incurred by the contract. HPD has stated that it is cooperating with the audit request.
- Lander also mentioned the possibility of narrowing the city's emergency contracting powers instead of entirely revoking them. He emphasized that emergency procurement should not be a blank check for large no-bid contracts, highlighting the need for proper due diligence and integrity in the selection process.
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NYC comptroller threatens to yank Mayor Adams' emergency-contract...
Comptroller Brad Lander said his staffers will be conducting a "real-time" audit of invoices tied to DocGo's criticized $432 million no-bid deal with the city to relocate asylum seekers outside the Big Apple -- as he warned he may yank Adams' emergency-contract powers altogether.
Comptroller weighs ‘revoking’ prior approval for Adams administration’s emergency migrant service contracts
City Comptroller Brad Lander said Monday that his office is considering ending a policy that has allowed the Adams’ administration to enter into emergency contracts with entities that provide shelter and other services to migrants without prior approval. Lander enacted the policy in July 2022, permitting the administration to use the “emergency procurement method” for obtaining migrant services without each contract having to be reviewed by his …
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