Brooklyn, N Y – Borough President Marty Markowitz’s no-bid Contracts Need To Be Scrutinized

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    Brooklyn, NY – No-bid contracts issued by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s office look like an attempt to skirt the law – and may warrant law enforcement scrutiny, Controller William Thompson told the Daily News Thursday.

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    “I’m not sure if we would take a look and dig into this one, or if an agency like the Department of Investigation might not take a look,” Thompson said.

    A DOI spokeswoman declined to comment.

    The News reported earlier this week that Markowitz has steered $680,000 in no-bid city contracts to Best of Brooklyn Inc., a Borough Hall-based nonprofit.

    Four of those contracts were signed on the same day in 2005 for $24,999 each, one dollar under the limit that at the time would have triggered scrutiny from Thompson’s office.

    “On the face of it, it appeared as if it was an attempt to get around the $25,000 limit,” Thompson said.

    The contracts covered the first six months of 2005 for a youth employment program, a weekend festival at Grand Army Plaza, tourism promotion and sending 25 children to two-week sleepaway camp.

    “This office is currently reviewing the manner in which they were prepared,” said a spokeswoman for Markowitz, who has strongly denied any wrongdoing. “This was not an attempt to get around any procedure.”


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    Allan
    Allan
    15 years ago

    Marty, you have your DREAM job and now you have screwed it up…almost got away with it…if it’s all true then SHAME ON YOU …you are not above the law!!

    Favish
    Favish
    15 years ago

    Again politics. Thompson is running for Mayor and Markowitz too and Thompson is trying to get Markowitz out of the race.

    Kelly for Mayor!!!

    Hesh
    Hesh
    15 years ago

    At least this guy is always smiling