Albina Zulkasheva

Albina Zulkasheva serves as a procurement lead within the New York City Housing Authority, where she oversees the acquisition of critical infrastructure services essential to maintaining the city’s public housing stock. Her role centers on managing large-scale construction and mechanical system contracts to ensure the safety, habitability, and regulatory compliance of aging residential buildings across all five boroughs. She is instrumental in executing the agency’s mission to modernize building envelopes, upgrade HVAC and plumbing systems, and enforce health and safety codes through timely and compliant contracting processes. Her acquisitions typically involve complex, multi-year capital improvement projects requiring coordination with engineers, inspectors, and field operations teams. Zulkasheva works with a broad base of qualified general contractors and specialized trade firms, primarily in commercial and institutional construction and plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning services. While no specific contractor relationships are currently highlighted, her procurement pattern indicates consistent engagement with firms possessing proven experience in high-volume, code-driven public housing environments. She prioritizes vendors with demonstrated capacity to deliver on tight timelines, manage multiple work sites, and adhere to stringent NYC building and environmental regulations. Her contracting approach reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a focus on technical capability and performance history over socioeconomic designations, though she remains compliant with all federal and local small business outreach requirements. Her approach prioritizes value, reliability, and regulatory adherence in vendor selection. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors). She specializes in acquisitions involving facade repairs, boiler replacements, pipe re-piping, ductwork upgrades, and energy-efficient system retrofits—all critical to sustaining the integrity of public housing infrastructure. Her technical expertise spans building systems integration, code compliance, and performance-based contracting methodologies.