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Universal Engineering Services PC, a Rye Brook consultant hired by former Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas to oversee the building and public works departments, has sued the city's Industrial Development Agency (IDA) for nearly $650,000.
Universal Engineering Services, headed by Michael Gianatasio, accused the IDA of breach of contract and unjust enrichment in a complaint filed Nov. 22 in Westchester Supreme Court
Universal Engineering Services was hired in 2016 to perform consulting services for the city at $150 per hour, under the direction of the mayor's office and supervised by the commissioners of buildings and public works.
The complaint depicts Universal's role as "oversight and development of quality management systems to meet the...