A construction company that won a $23 million contract to construct a building for the NYPD’s Bomb Squad in the Bronx faced scrutiny from a Long Island government watchdog group six years ago after investigators found company officials failed to disclose who was actually running the business.
In a 2020 report, Nassau County’s inspector general questioned whether E&A Restoration had the “requisite business integrity” to be responsible for an $85 million contract to build a courthouse in Mineola. The company ultimately disclosed its leadership and was given the contract. Officials from the inspector general’s office then monitored the project, which dragged on more than three years past its scheduled completion date.
A spokesperson for the city’s Department of Design and Construction, which awarded E&A Construction the Bomb Squad contract, said agency officials were aware of the prior investigation when they awarded the city contract. The spokesperson said every procurement goes through a stringent review, and the Bomb Squad project and E&A Restoration were reviewed accordingly…