Two bus loads of migrants arrive at the Port Authority bus terminal on May 15
The firm awarded a hefty $432 million no-bid contract by Mayor Adams’ administration to help migrants should be forced to return millions of dollars to the city over questionable payments and billing practices aided by shoddy government oversight, according to a scathing audit byreviewed payments for the first two months of the firm’s’ emergency contract in May and June 2023 to provide hotel rooms, food and other services to migrants, many in suburban and upstate inns north of the Big Apple.
Of the $13.8 million paid out, more than $9 million was intended for DocGo subcontractors that were not pre-approved by HPD, the analysis said. “We will continue to pay our partners for the work they do on behalf of the city, particularly amidst a humanitarian crisis.”HPD officials acknowledged they could have initially better handled the DocGo contract and accepted and implemented some of the comptroller’s recommendations, while disputing and rejecting others.
The audit said the city paid “DocGo almost $1.7 million for “vacant rooms” in hotels during this two- month period while the firm collected $408,680 in commissions.
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