New York City's new Dept. of Design and Construction commissioner says its March 30 report shows that less restrictive procurement and contracting rules resulted in projects being delivered in less time than expected and on budget—and that the new procedures might be worth keeping.
Jamie Torres-Springer took over the role March 23 after Lorraine Grillo accepted a new position as the city's senior advisor for recovery. A day later, he told the NYC city council's committee on finance that being "able to deliver hundreds of millions of dollars of construction in mere months shows how effectively we can work when we are not bound by the typical procurement, administrative and oversight regime," according to a transcript of that testimony.