Comptroller rejects DocGo’s $432M contract with NYC for migrant servicesBy Craig McCarthy and Olivia Land
Published Sep. 6, 2023
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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander rejected the city’s no-bid $432 million migrant housing and care contract with a medical services provider Wednesday — citing the company’s lack of expertise and other controversies.
“My office did not make this decision lightly. After a careful review, we are declining to approve this contract due to numerous outstanding concerns,” Lander said in a statement about his decision to return the Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development’s nine-figure deal with DocGo.
There is “little evidence” to suggest that DocGo – which was formerly known as Rapid Reliable Testing NY LLC – had the experience necessary to provide housing, transportation, and even social services to the thousands of migrants flooding the city each month, Lander continued.
“It is a medical services company, not a logistics company, social services provider, or legal service provider,” he pointed out in the denial letter, noting “reports of staff mistreating or misleading asylum seekers, failing to properly respond to reported assault incidents, and inadequate service provision [that] further exacerbate these concerns.”
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/09/06/nyc-comptroller-rejects-432-million-migrant-contract/
