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Oversight of other contractors and new measures implemented by NYCHA
1:36:52
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Council Member Chris Banks asks NYCHA for assurances that similar oversight failures are not occurring with other contractors. Lauren Gray from NYCHA explains the new measures they are implementing to improve oversight.
- NYCHA has increased the number of quality assurance checks at developments.
- New contracts include geofencing and geotabs technology for better monitoring of guards and fire guards.
- Real-time timekeeping is now possible through geofencing technology.
- NYCHA is cross-checking timekeeping data against camera footage to ensure accurate reporting and guard presence.
Chris Banks
1:36:52
What what what assurances can NYCHA provide that a similar oversight failures are not occurring with other contractors currently working at NYCHA properties?
Lauren Gray
1:37:04
Well, there's several measures we're putting into place.
1:37:07
We've obviously increased the amount of quality assurance checks that we've done at the developments.
1:37:11
As part of the new contract, we're not only including geofencing, but we're also including geotabs, which go for fire guards that goes throughout the building, which would have them actually make sure that we know what floors are on at various times to make sure they're actually patrolling the building.
1:37:26
Additionally, the geofencing technology, which the three vendors are currently using right now, gives us updated real time timekeeping.
1:37:33
And we're also checking that against the the cameras to make sure that they are reporting their time appropriately and that there is a guard on -site.