Revise its ethics, conflict-of-interest and contractor certification policies and forms to address issues that can arise, including when using embedded consultants.
Publication Report
2025-FW-1001 | September 04, 2025
New York State Can Improve Its Disaster Recovery Procurement Processes
We audited New York State’s Hurricane Sandy disaster procurement processes. Our audit objective was to determine whether the State conducted its Hurricane Sandy-funded disaster recovery procurements using full, fair, and open competition methods.… moreRelated Recommendations
Community Planning and Development
- Status2025-FW-1001-001-AOpenClosed
Issue guidance, including technical assistance, to all disaster recovery grantees that waivers for issues related to a disaster’s impact, like waivers of procurement policies, should be for reasonable and limited time periods after a disaster’s occurrence to ensure full and open competition.
- Status2025-FW-1001-001-BOpenClosed
Require the State to include in its procurement policy a reference to the New York State law which limits a State waiver of policies to 30 days unless renewed and to ensure that it clearly states whether the law affects the Governor’s 2012 waiver. Further, if it does not affect the 2012 waiver, require the State to take action to limit the use of that waiver to ensure full and open competition.
Require the State to implement a control, including documenting exceptions, to ensure that all contracts that exceed 5 years are approved by the Corporation.
Require the State to implement a control to ensure that it follows its mini bid process to ensure that it obtains the best services for the best price or document those exceptions and have the Corporation’s approval for them.
Require the State to implement a control to ensure that it follows its procurement policy and limits contract terms to 1 year unless it has the Corporation’s approval and it documents those exceptions.
Revise its procurement policies, practices, and controls to ensure that it executes and renews contracts in a timely manner to prevent lapses and backdating of agreements.
Revise its procurement policies to include requiring Corporation oversight for material changes in an agreement’s scope or amount.
Create and implement a policy that documents how it handles and addresses conflict of interest complaints.