State Contract and Payment Actions in July and August

September 27, 2024

In July and August, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 3,988 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $7.0 billion and approved more than 5.1 million payments worth nearly $24.4 billion. The office rejected 577 contracts and related transactions valued at $1.5 billion and nearly 4,500 payments valued at more than $28.3 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York.

Major Contracts Approved

Department of Agriculture and Markets

• $22 million with Romeo Entertainment Group Inc. for entertainment booking and production services for the New York State Fair.

Office of Addiction Services and Support

• $13.3 million with Mental Health Association of New York City Inc. to administer the New York State Problem Gambling and Addiction HOPEline.

Office of Court Administration

• $2.7 million with Dyntek Services Inc. for CrowdStrike Falcon software support.
• $2.4 million with Portland Webworks Inc. for website redesign services. Other Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries
• $1.3 million with Dell Marketing LP for the purchase of computers.

Department of Environmental Conservation

• $1.8 million with Labella Associates DPC for environmental remediation work at the Dearcop Farm Site in Monroe County.
• $1.2 million with Moore-Clark USA Inc. for the purchase and delivery of fish food for hatcheries statewide.

Department of Health

• $40.7 million with Public Consulting Group LLC to administer the Medical Indemnity Fund.
• $1.3 million with FFF Enterprises Inc. for influenza vaccines.
• $1.1 million with Microdaq LLC for digital data loggers for vaccine temperature monitoring.

Office of General Services - Design & Construction

• $9 million with Frey & Campbell Inc. to replace the HVAC system in Buildings 1 and 2 at the Academy of Fire Science in Schuyler County.
• $8.8 million with Otis Elevator Co. to rehabilitate elevators at the Cultural Education Center in Albany County.
• $7.4 million with Kubricky-Jointa Lime LLC to provide a recreational multi-use trail in Essex County.
• $6.7 million with Randsco Pipeline Inc. to repair the sanitary sewer lines at the Groveland Correctional Facility in Livingston County.
• $3.1 million with Caysea Contracting Corp. to demolish buildings 8 and 9 at the Western New York Developmental Disabilities Services office in Erie County.
• $3 million with New Britain Roofing Co. to replace roofs at the Buffalo Armory in Erie County.
• $2 million with Laland Baptiste LLC for construction management services at the Buffalo Psychiatric Center in Erie County.

Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

• $9.2 million with Mark Cerrone Inc. for construction of the Crow's nest connector staircase at the Niagara Falls State Park in Niagara County.
• $5.1 million with SJ Thomas Co. to construct a park office and restrooms at the Selkirk Shores State Park in Oswego County.
• $4.1 million with Niko Development Corp. for elevator rehabilitation work at the Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park in New York County.
• $2.1 million with Continental Construction LLC for a new park office and entrance at the Wellesley Island State Park in Jefferson County.
• $2 million with Nature's Way Consultants and Contractors Inc. for parking lot and site improvements at the Woodlawn Beach State Park in Erie County.

State University Construction Fund

• $38.9 million with Streeter Associates Inc. to renovate the Agriculture Science Building at SUNY Alfred in Allegany County.
• $1.3 million with Ryan Biggs Clark Davis Engineering & Surveying DPC for design services related to rehabilitation of the Crane Music Complex at SUNY Potsdam in St. Lawrence County.

State University of New York

• $5.8 million with GM Crisalli & Associates Inc. for renovations to Alger Hall at SUNY Cortland.
• $8.1 million with New York State Industries for the Disabled Inc. for janitorial and snow removal services at Stony Brook University.
• $2.4 million with Wepa Inc. for secure print kiosks at the University at Buffalo.

Department of Transportation

• $313.5 million with Cashless Tolling Constructors LLC for phase 4 of the I-81 Viaduct project in Onondaga County.
• $32.4 million with Grace Industries LLC to provide pavement resurfacing on Interstate 287 in Westchester County.
• $23.9 million with Ahern Painting Contractors Inc. for bridge painting at various locations in Bronx, Kings, Queens and Richmond Counties.
• $10.5 million with H&L Contracting LLC for asphalt pavement resurfacing on the Southern State Parkway in Suffolk County.
• $5.7 million with Commander Electric Inc. for traffic signals and lighting improvements at various locations in Nassau and Suffolk County.
• $4.3 million with Lake Shore Paving Inc. for safety improvements on Route 20 in Chautauqua County.

Major Payments Approved

Tax Refunds and Credits

• $761.2 million for 244,029 personal income tax refunds.
• $617.9 million for 49,318 corporate and other tax refunds. ·
• $286.1 million for 1,263,709 additional child and earned income tax payments.
• $179.8 million for 283,410 property tax credits.

Department of Civil Service

• $862.4 million to CaremarkPCS Health LLC to provide pharmacy benefit services for the Empire, Excelsior, and Student Employee Health plans.
• $86.6 million to Carelon Behavioral Health for the administration of the Empire Plan's mental health and substance use disorder program.

State Education Department

• $747.2 million in excess cost aid to 666 school districts for school-aged special education students.
• $618.6 million in BOCES aid to 37 school districts.
• $23.9 million in general aid to 92 school districts.

Empire State Development Corporation

• $1.8 million to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York for furniture, fixtures, machinery, and equipment at the Buffalo-Niagara Institute for Advanced Manufacturing Competitiveness (BNIAMC) in Erie County.

Gaming Commission

• $10.8 million to 26 localities for gaming revenue distributions for the del Lago Resort and Casino, Rivers Casino and Resort, Tioga Downs Casino, and Resorts World Catskills.
• $8.1 million to for tribal-state compact payments to the counties of Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and Otsego.

Office of General Services

• $22 million for hourly-based IT services, including $5.2 million to Knowledge Builders Inc., $2.6 million to Panha Solutions Inc., $2.2 million to MVP Consulting Plus Inc., $1.7 million to Sligo Software Solutions Inc., $1.7 million to Greycell Labs Inc., $1.1 million to Software People Inc., and $7.5 million to 22 other vendors.
• $1 million to Prismatic Development Corporation for renovations at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens County.

Department of Health

• $53 million to Maximus US Services Inc. for enrollment broker services for the Office of Health Insurance Programs.
• $52 million to Maximus Inc. for assistance with the Health Benefit Exchange, including insurance enrollment and call center operations.
• $20.8 million to One Brooklyn Health System Inc. for the Health Care Facility Transformation Program in Kings County.
• $13.9 million to Currier McCabe & Associates Inc. for the development, implementation, and operation of the Medicaid data warehouse and the Office of Health Insurance Programs Data Mart.

Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services

• $26.7 million to New York City for the Urban Area Security Initiative Program.
• $3.2 million to New York City for the Homeland Security Grant Program.

Department of Labor

• $513.1 million for payments under the Unemployment Insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation programs.

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

• $13.9 million for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

Department of Transportation

• $9.7 million to El Sol Contracting/ES II Enterprises JV for bridge repairs and painting on the Gowanus Viaduct Expressway in Kings County.
• $3 million to EE Cruz & Company Inc. to replace Bronx River Parkway bridge in Bronx County.

Unified Court System

• $2.6 million to The Children's Law Center for the Law Guardian Legal Aid Program.

Other Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries

DiNapoli's office rejected tax refunds and credits valued at more than $4.4 million. Auditors also recovered nearly $473,000 from vendors owing debts to the state and held nearly $535,000 in payments pending resolution of disputes between subcontractors and prime contractors.

Cumulatively through August for calendar year 2024, DiNapoli's office approved 14,684 contracts valued at $292.1 billion and approved nearly 22.5 million payments worth more than $128.0 billion. The office rejected 1,924 contracts and related transactions valued at nearly $18.5 billion and nearly 29,000 payments valued at more than $136.6 million primarily due to errors, improprieties, or lack of documentation.