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Council delays $12 million in third‑party rental‑inspection contracts after members press for Detroit‑based inspectors and training pipeline
Summary
Councilmembers postponed four large rental‑inspection contracts after questions about awarding multi‑million dollar agreements to out‑of‑town vendors and the city’s long‑term plan to build local inspection capacity.
Detroit City Council members on April 8 asked procurement and Building/Code officials to explain why four multi‑million‑dollar third‑party contracts for single‑family and two‑family rental inspections were written to multiple outside firms, and they postponed final approval for one week to get additional information.
Councilmember Angela Callaway moved to bring the four line items (agenda items 21.5–21.8) back in one week after pointing out that at least two of the winning contractors are based outside Detroit and Michigan towns she described as several hours from the city. “I cannot support $3,600,000 going to Westerville, Ohio, and $4,200,000 to Athens, Michigan,” Callaway said, asking procurement and BC staff to explain why locally based firms were…
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