In November, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,798 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $4.3 billion and approved nearly 1.9 million payments worth nearly $12.3 billion. The office rejected 234 contracts and related transactions valued at $818.1 million and nearly 1,000 payments valued at nearly $11.6 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 Environmental Conservation

• $1.6 million with Inventech Marine Solutions LLC for the purchase of patrol boats. 

Office of General Services - Design & Construction

• $51.4 million with J&N Construction Group Corp. for building reconstruction work at the New York Psychiatric Institute in New York County.
• $2.9 million with CHA Consulting Inc. for design services related to the National Guard Division Headquarters in Albany County.
• $2.2 million with Prograde Construction Inc. to replace the roof on Building 57 at the New York City Children’s Center in Nassau County.
• $1.8 million with Otis Elevator Company to rehabilitate elevators in Building 22 at the Harriman State Office Building Campus in Albany County.

Department of Motor Vehicles

• $51.8 million with BTM Development Partners LLC for the Bronx District Office lease space. 

Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

• $2.1 million with Pioneer Landscaping & Asphalt Paving Inc. for parking lot and drainage improvements at the Wildwood State Park in Suffolk County.
• $1.4 million with Suffolk Paving Corp. for improvements to course service paths and wing wall replacement at the Bethpage State Park in Suffolk County.

Division of State Police

• $5.7 million with Nielsen of Morristown Inc. for the purchase of Dodge Durango patrol vehicles.
• $1.6 million with AmChar Wholesale Inc. for the purchase of firearms and ammunition. 

State University Construction Fund 

• $32.9 million with FAHS Construction Group Inc. to renovate the Crawford Science Laboratories at SUNY Morrisville in Chenango County. 
• $24.8 million with Concrete Applied Technologies Corp. for underground electrical and data system reconstruction at SUNY Geneseo in Livingston County.
• $15.1 million with Diamond Schmitt Architecture Corporation PC for design services related to the rehabilitation of the Fine Arts Building and Anderson Center at Binghamton University in Broome County. 

State University of New York

• $14.6 million with BSN Sports LLC for athletic apparel, uniforms, footwear, and equipment. 
• $7.1 million with Evans Mechanical Inc. for mechanical work related to the addition of the East Gym at Binghamton University.
• $3 million with AOW Construction LLC for renovations to the campus center ballroom at the University at Albany. 
• $2 million with Butler Disposal Systems Inc. for trash disposal and recycling services at SUNY Oswego.
• $1.6 million with B&B Contracting Group LLC for darkroom renovations at SUNY Purchase. 

Department of Transportation

• $12.7 million with H&L Contracting LLC for guard rail replacement work at various locations in Nassau and Suffolk counties. 
• $6.7 million with SAM-NY Geospatial Inc. for underground utility locating services statewide.
• $2.9 million with Ramsey Constructors Inc. for bridge rehabilitation work at multiple locations on Route I-490 in Monroe County.
• $2.2 million with ING Civil Inc. for a bridge replacement on Route 9 in Essex County. 

Major Payments Approved 

Tax Refunds and Credits

• $821.1 million for 70,420 personal income tax refunds.
• $258.3 million for 19,564 corporate and other tax refunds.
• $9.5 million for 10,335 property tax credits. 

Department of Civil Service

• $469.3 million to CaremarkPCS Health LLC to provide pharmacy benefit services for the Empire, Excelsior, and Student Employee Health plans. 
• $43.7 million to Carelon Behavioral Health for the administration of the Empire Plan’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder program. 

State Education Department

• $1 billion in general aid to 388 school districts. 

Gaming Commission

• $12.3 million for tribal-state compact payments to the counties of Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Franklin, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, St. Lawrence, and Cattaraugus.
• $10.9 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

• $13.4 million for hourly-based IT services, including $2.6 million to Knowledge Builders Inc., $2.3 million to MVP Consulting Plus Inc., $1.4 million to Panha Solutions Inc., and $7.1 million to 22 other vendors.
• $1.0 million to Prismatic Development Corporation for renovations at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens County. 

Department of Health

• $51.8 million to Maximus Inc. for assistance with the Health Benefit Exchange, including insurance enrollment and call center operations.
• $26.5 million to Maximus US Services Inc. for enrollment broker services for the Office of Health Insurance Programs.
• $16.9 million to One Brooklyn Health System Inc. for the Health Care Facility Transformation Program in Kings County.
• $2.2 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. 

Department of Labor

• $209.5 million for payments under the Unemployment Insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation programs. 

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance 

• $1.3 million for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. 

Department of Transportation

• $4.5 million to El Sol Contracting/ES II Enterprises JV for bridge repairs and painting on the Gowanus Viaduct Expressway in Kings County.
• $1.2 million to EE Cruz & Company Inc. for bridge replacement on the Bronx River Parkway in Bronx County. 

Other Contract and Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries

DiNapoli’s office rejected tax refunds and credits valued at more than $1.2 million. Auditors also recovered more than $189,900 from vendors owing debts to the state and held more than $235,800 in payments pending resolution of disputes between subcontractors and prime contractors. 

Cumulatively through November for calendar year 2024, DiNapoli’s office approved 20,125 contracts valued at $303.3 billion and approved nearly 28.4 million payments worth more than $172.7 billion. The office rejected 2,637 contracts and related transactions valued at $20.6 million and nearly 35,000 payments valued at nearly $163.8 million primarily due to errors, improprieties, or lack of documentation.