City Council’s bid at contract reform sparks testy spat with Mamdani administration official: ‘Unseemly and uncooperative’

Source: New York Post

No-bid? No-go! A trio of bills to reform New York City government’s abuse-ridden system for awarding contracts gained traction Tuesday, despite testy opposition from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s fledgling administration in its first hearing before the City Council. The proposed reforms come after years of simmering frustration over the nearly $13 billion in emergency city contracts shelled out under former mayors Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams during the COVID-19 pandemic and the migrant crisis. 3 Council Speaker Julie Menin backed three bills to reform the city’s contract system.