In December, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 2,257 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $8.1 billion and approved more than 1.9 million payments worth nearly $16.8 billion. The office rejected 295 contracts and related transactions valued at $6.9 billion and more than 1,800 payments valued at approximately $6.2 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

Office of Court Administration

• $44.9 million with Patroon Creek 500 LLC for lease space in Albany County.
• $1.1 million with New York State Industries for the Disabled Inc. for the printing and mailing of appearance notifications. 

Department of Environmental Conservation

• $3.4 million with The Sisters of Saint Joseph for the purchase of a conservation easement in Suffolk County.
• $1.8 million with Friendly Ford Inc. for the purchase of 25 Ford Super Duty pickup trucks.

Gaming Commission

• $1.7 million with Elsym Consulting Inc. to provide a New York Lottery Internal Control System.

Department of Health

• $14.8 million with New York Technology Enterprise Corp. for engineering and analysis services for the Statewide Health Information Network of New York.
• $2.7 million with Integrated DNA Technologies Inc. for the supplies related to the Newborn Screening Program.
• $2 million with Currier McCabe & Associates Inc. to license and provide support to the Healthcare Worker Bonus Program System.

Office of General Services - Design & Construction

• $33.5 million with American Jail Products LLC to replace the windows and heating system at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Dutchess County.
• $19.4 million with Consigli Construction Co. for lighting upgrades, fire protection and other improvements at The Egg in Albany County.
• $8.8 million with RK Contracting Inc. to replace expansion joints on the east and west arterial roadways at the Empire State Plaza in Albany County.
• $2.4 million with Inshallah Mechanical Corp. to replace floor fan coil units at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens County.

Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

• $4.1 million with Picone Construction Corp. for renovation of the Long Point Bath House in Chautauqua County.
• $2 million with PCC Contracting Inc. for the rehabilitation of two buildings at the Senate House State Historic Site in Ulster County.
• $1.7 million with Technomen NY Inc. for stormwater management upgrades at the Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve in Richmond County.

Division of State Police

• $5.6 million with FlightSafety International Inc. for flight and maintenance simulator training.
• $1.7 million with Joe Basil Chevrolet for the purchase of 21 Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks.

State University of New York (SUNY) Construction Fund

• $10.2 million with Lake Shore Paving Inc. for replacement of the turf field and track at SUNY Fredonia in Chautauqua County.
• $3 million with Seeler Engineering PC for project labor agreement consulting services.
• $2.7 million with Campus Construction Management Group Inc. for construction management services related to the renovation of Jewett Hall at SUNY Fredonia in Chautauqua County.
• $1.3 million with Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions Inc. to rehabilitate the central heating plant at SUNY Morrisville in Madison County.

Department of Transportation

• $27 million with Bove Industries Inc. for on demand bridge repairs in the New York City region.
• $9.7 million with Villager Construction Inc. for pavement rehabilitation on Route 204 in the town of Gates and the city of Rochester in Monroe County.
• $4.2 million with JRCRUZ Corp. for pavement resurfacing on Route 45 in the town of Ramapo in Rockland County.

Major Payments Approved

Tax Refunds and Credits

• $546.9 million for 26,851 personal income tax refunds.
• $159 million for 22,732 corporate and other tax refunds.
• $137.2 million for 140,447 property tax credits.
• $13.4 million for 61,537 additional child and earned income tax payments.

Department of Civil Service

• $429.6 million to CaremarkPCS Health LLC to provide pharmacy benefit services for the Empire, Excelsior, and Student Employee Health plans.
• $33.4 million to Carelon Behavioral Health for the administration of the Empire Plan’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder program.

State Education Department

• $1.4 billion in general aid to 487 school districts.
• $1 billion in excess cost aid to 62 school districts for school-aged special education.

Gaming Commission

• $3.6 million to Cattaraugus County and the city of Salamanca for tribal-state compact payments.

Office of General Services

• $12.6 million for hourly-based IT services, including $2.8 million to Knowledge Builders Inc., $1.2 million to Panha Solutions Inc., and $8.6 million to 24 other vendors.
• $1.2 million to Prismatic Development Corp. for renovations at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens County.

Department of Health

• $26.7 million to Maximus Inc. for assistance with the Health Benefit Exchange, including insurance enrollment and call center operations.
• $10.1 million to One Brooklyn Health System Inc. for the Health Care Facility Transformation Program in Kings County.
• $1.4 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

• $290.6 million for payments under the Unemployment Insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation programs.

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

• $1.5 million for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

Department of Transportation

• $2.6 million to El Sol Contracting/ES II Enterprises JV for bridge repairs and painting on the Gowanus Viaduct Expressway in Kings County.
• $2.1 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 $1.3 million. Auditors also recovered more than $177,600 from vendors owing debts to the state and held more than $166,400 in payments pending resolution of disputes between subcontractors and prime contractors.

Cumulatively through December for calendar year 2024, DiNapoli’s office approved 22,382 contracts valued at $311.4 billion and approved nearly 30.3 million payments worth more than $189.5 billion. The office rejected 2,932 contracts and related transactions valued at $27.5 billion and nearly 36,800 payments valued at nearly $170 million primarily due to errors, improprieties, or lack of documentation.