In October, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,982 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $5 billion and approved nearly 2 million payments worth more than $16.5 billion. The office rejected 269 contracts and related transactions valued at $1 billion and more than 1,800 payments valued at more than $9.1 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

Department of Health

• $28.5 million with New York State Technology Enterprise Corp. for surveillance system modernization and implementation services. 
• $3.2 million with National Industries for the Blind for call center services. 
• $1.2 million with Insight Public Sector Inc. for the purchase of Tableau support and maintenance. 

Office of General Services - Design & Construction 

• $11 million with Breeze National Inc. to provide abatement and partial demolition of the East Bathhouse at the Jones Beach State Park in Nassau County.
•  $3.7 million with S&L Specialty Contracting Inc. to replace the windows at the Buffalo Armory in Erie County.
• $2.5 million with Liro Engineers Inc. for as needed environmental remediation services statewide.
• $1.4 million with SPR Holdings LLC to provide an on-call residence suite at the Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center in New York County. 

Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation 

• $3.7 million with Mid-Hudson Construction Management Inc. for construction of a maintenance building on the Walkway Over the Hudson in Dutchess County.
• $2.3 million with ADP Group Inc. for construction of a restroom at the Rockland Lake State Park in Rockland County.
• $1.8 million with Niko Development Corp. for the kiddie pool rehabilitation at the Mine Kill State Park in Schoharie County.
• $1.3 million with Forum One Communications Corp. for implementation of a new website and content management system. 
• $1.1 million with Bunkoff General Contractors Inc. for window and door restoration at the Olana State Historical Site in Columbia County. 

State University Construction Fund

• $32.6 million with AOW Construction LLC for renovation work at the former Albany High School Building in Albany County.
• $4.7 million with LeChase Construction Services LLC for roof replacements at Alfred College in Allegany County. 
• $2.4 million with Ashley McGraw Architects DPC for design services related to the food research lab project at the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in Tompkins County. 
• $1.4 million with Buffalo Construction Consultants Inc. for construction manager services at SUNY Geneseo in Livingston County. 

State University of New York

• $20 million with World Fuel Services Inc. to provide fuel for a training ship used by Maritime College.
• $11.5 million with Imperial Parking US LLC for parking management services at Upstate Medical University. 
• $1.3 million with East Coast Wall Coverings Inc. for stucco replacement services at Stony Brook University.
• $1.1 million with RMF Engineering Inc PC to upgrade the HVAC system and controls in the Chemistry Building at the University at Albany. 

Department of Transportation

• $44.5 million with Union Concrete and Construction Corp. for bridge replacements in Erie County.
• $25.4 million with E-J Electric Installation Co. for improvements to traffic management systems on the Cross Bronx Expressway in Bronx County.
• $14.5 million with HRV Conformance Verification Associates Inc. for materials testing and inspection services.
• $9.3 million with ING Civil Inc. for bridge superstructure and deck replacements in Sullivan County.
• $4.6 million with McLaughlin Construction Corp. for culvert replacements and rehabilitation in Erie and Niagara Counties.
• $2.3 million with Cobleskill Stone Products Inc. to expand the parking areas at rest stops on I-88 in Delaware and Otsego Counties.

Major Payments Approved

Tax Refunds and Credits

• $2.3 billion for 289,863 personal income tax refunds. 
• $322.2 million for 27,569 corporate and other tax refunds.
• $129.2 million for 132,306 property tax credits. 

Department of Civil Service

• $452.3 million to CaremarkPCS Health LLC to provide pharmacy benefit services for the Empire, Excelsior, and Student Employee Health plans.
• $53.1 million to Carelon Behavioral Health for the administration of the Empire Plan’s mental health and substance use disorder program. 

State Education Department

• $22.8 million in general aid to 67 school districts. 

Empire State Development Corporation

• $5 million to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York for the purchase of equipment and operating costs for the AIM Photonics facility in Rochester. 

Gaming Commission

• $13.2 million for tribal-state compact payments to the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. 

Office of General Services

• $10.9 million for hourly-based IT services, including $2.7 million to Knowledge Builders Inc., $1.2 million to Panha Solutions Inc., and $7.0 million to 23 other vendors.
• $1.6 million to Prismatic Development Corporation for renovations at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens County. 

Department of Health

• $26.1 million to Maximus US Services Inc. for enrollment broker services for the Office of Health Insurance Programs.
• $12.2 million to One Brooklyn Health System Inc. for the Health Care Facility Transformation Program in Kings County. 

Department of Labor

• $220.1 million for payments under the Unemployment Insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation programs. 

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

• $4.5 million for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. 

Department of Transportation

• $4.1 million to Albany County Airport Authority for the terminal expansion project at Albany International Airport.
• $1.6 million to EE Cruz & Co. for bridge replacement on the Bronx River Parkway in Bronx County.
• $1.2 million to the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority for terminal enhancements and expansion at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport. 

Unified Court System 

• $2.5 million to The Children’s Law Center for the Law Guardian Program.

Other Contract and Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries

DiNapoli’s office rejected tax refunds and credits valued at nearly $3.6 million. Auditors also recovered nearly $197,400 from vendors owing debts to the state and held more than $326,900 in payments pending resolution of disputes between subcontractors and prime contractors. 

Cumulatively through October for calendar year 2024, DiNapoli’s office approved 18,327 contracts valued at $299 billion and approved nearly $26.5 million in payments worth nearly $160.5 billion. The office rejected 2,403 contracts and related transactions valued at $19.8 billion and more than 34,000 payments valued at nearly $152.2 million primarily due to errors, improprieties, or lack of documentation.