Third-party inspectors are getting more work than ever, but face little oversight “We have no oversight on how they do it. We can't investigate what they do or don't do. We don't even charge a fee for them to register with us." Author: Katie Moore / Eyewitness News Published: 9:45 PM CST February 24, 2021 Updated: 10:22 PM CST February 24, 2021 After the Hard Rock Hotel site collapsed killing three workers, the city of New Orleans started taking a closer look at its staff building inspections. The collapse revealed city staff inspectors were not showing up in person to inspect the construction work. But the review also exposed problems with oversight of inspections done by private, third party companies.