In May, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 2,046 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.2 billion and approved more than 2.5 million payments worth nearly $17.1 billion. The office rejected 192 contracts and related transactions valued at $309 million and more than 3,100 payments valued at nearly $19.1 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

City University of New York

• $5.2 million with O’Donnell Learn LLC for online instructional design and course development.
• $5 million with the Research Foundation of CUNY for the QualityStarsNY early childhood program.

Office of General Services – Design & Construction

• $10.5 million with Avenue Construction Inc. for terrace repairs at the Cultural Education Center in Albany County.
• $8.1 million with American Jail Products LLC for window replacement at the Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Washington County.
• $3.7 million with RK Contracting Inc. for structural repairs at the Shirley Chisholm State Office Building in Kings County.
• $1.8 million with Henningson Durham & Richardson Architecture and Engineering PC for design work related to modernization of the Randolph Fish Hatchery in Cattaraugus County. 

Department of Motor Vehicles

• $2.1 million with the New York State Industries for the Disabled Inc. for janitorial services at the College Point District Office and Queens North Traffic Violations Bureau.

New York State Insurance Fund

• $4.4 million with EisnerAmper LLP for independent audit and accounting services.

Division of State Police

• $1.5 million with The Clocktower Hotel at the Century House LLC for lodging for the New York State Policy Academy cadets.
• $1.2 million with Life Technologies Corp. for forensic science equipment.
• $1.1 million with Atlantic Tactical Inc. for body armor.

Department of Transportation

• $80 million with CPD NY Energy Corp. for a fuel station lease on the Hutchinson Expressway in Westchester County.
• $78 million with Union Concrete and Construction Corp for the rehabilitation of four bridges over Chautauqua Lake in Chautauqua County.
• $21.2 million to Economy Paving Co Inc. for bridge replacement and highway restoration in Broome County.
• $18.5 million to Sullivan County for airport terminal revitalization at the Sullivan County International Airport.
• $2.5 million with Rover Contracting Inc. for bridge painting in Cortland County.

State University Construction Fund

• $5.6 million with All-Con Contracting Corp. for window replacement at Lupton Hall at SUNY Farmingdale.
• $2.6 million with Andrew R. Mancini Associates Inc. for elevator modernization in the Evenden Tower at SUNY Delhi.

State University of New York

• $12.3 million with Medtronic USA Inc. for cardiac rhythm management devices at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
• $5.5 million with G&M Earth Moving Inc. for interior and exterior masonry services at Stony Brook University.
• $5.1 million with Javen Construction Co. for construction of a sports performance center at SUNY Buffalo.
• $2.6 million with Procon Contracting LLC for softball field improvements at Binghamton University.
• $1.3 million with Pierotti Corp. for restroom upgrades within various buildings at Purchase College.

Major Payments Approved

Tax Refunds and Credits

• $1.6 billion for 838,612 personal income tax refunds.
• $219.2 million for 41,251 corporate and other tax refunds.
• $6.2 million for 7,068 property tax credits.

Division of Budget

• $2.5 million to Accenture LLP for strategic advisory/consulting services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Office of Children and Family Services

• $5.1 million under the Child Care Stabilization Grant to childcare providers to help cover unexpected business costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and to help stabilize operations so that providers may continue to provide care.

City University of New York

• $3.2 million to support the COVID-19 pandemic response, including: $600,000 for desktop computers, which includes $273,000 to Riomar Group Ventures Inc.; $500,000 for parts and peripherals, which includes $275,000 to Dell Marketing; and $2.1 million to 38 vendors for various other purposes such as computer accessories, office supplies, medical and lab technicians, and office equipment repair and maintenance.

Department of Civil Service

• $367.1 million to CaremarkPCS Health LLC to provide pharmacy benefit services for the Empire, Excelsior, and Student Employee Health plans.
• $34.9 million to Beacon Health Options Inc. for benefit services for the Mental Health & Substance Abuse Program of the Empire Plan.

State Education Department

• $4.4 billion in general aid to 531 school districts.
• $318.6 million in BOCES aid to 37 organizations.

Empire State Development Corporation

• $1.9 million to Preservation Buffalo Niagara for design and renovation costs associated with stabilization activities for at-risk historic commercial or mixed-use buildings on Buffalo’s East Side.

Gaming Commission

• $23.3 million for tribal-state compact payments to the cities of Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Salamanca, and to the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Herkimer, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.
• $8.4 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.

Office of General Services

• $8.4 million for hourly-based IT services, including: $2.6 million to Knowledge Builders Inc. and $5.8 million to 17 other vendors.

Department of Health

• $17.3 million to Maximus Inc. for assistance with the Health Benefit Exchange, including insurance enrollment and call center operations.
• $6.2 million to support the COVID-19 pandemic response, including: $2.2 million for local grants and public assistance, which includes $2.1 million to Food Bank for New York City; $1.2 million for call centers, which includes $792,000 to Deloitte Consulting LLP; and $2.8 million to 24 vendors for various other purposes such as operating environment software, laboratory supplies and materials, client services, and industrial services. 
• $3.5 million to New York eHealth Collaborative Inc. for the Statewide Health Information Network of New York.

Department of Labor

• $245.4 million for payments under the Unemployment Insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation programs.

State University of New York

• More than $1.3 million to support the COVID-19 pandemic response, including: $592,000 for laboratory supplies and materials, which includes $374,000 to bioMérieux Inc.; $244,000 for applications development, which includes $134,000 to Worldwide Travel Staffing Ltd.; and $513,000 to 28 vendors for various other purposes such as administrative and clerical services, dental supplies and materials, and custodial services.

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

• $83.4 million for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
• $1.7 million for the Landlord Rental Assistance Program.

Other Contract and Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries

DiNapoli’s office rejected tax refunds and credits valued at nearly $9.2 million. Auditors also recovered nearly $217,500 from vendors owing debts to the state and held payments of more than $108,300 pending resolution of disputes between subcontractors and prime contractors.

Cumulatively through May for calendar year 2023, DiNapoli’s office approved 10,057 contracts valued at $19.6 billion and approved nearly 15.5 million payments worth more than $94 billion. The office rejected 719 contracts and related transactions valued at nearly $1.1 billion and more than 26,200 payments valued at nearly $113.2 million primarily due to errors, improprieties, or lack of documentation.