Sentences with phrase «county awards contracts»

Why does it take the Nassau County District Attorney's Office — responding to a federal investigation into political corruption — to uncover the gross deficiencies in how the county awards contracts?

If the county awarded a contract based on the bid language, the contract would be «at risk for nullification,» wrote attorney Jennifer Kavney Harvey, of the Couch White law firm in Albany.

Both the town and the county awarded contracts to him in return for bribes, the document said.

The county awarded the contract, worth as much as $ 12 million, to AbTech.

Not exact matches

Anthony Gulino, a former contractor who had been awarded millions of dollars in contracts from Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay testified Thursday that he gave Edward Mangano $ 3,600 in cash after a job in 2012 to ensure that the then - county executive «would take care» of any of the contractor's proCounty and the Town of Oyster Bay testified Thursday that he gave Edward Mangano $ 3,600 in cash after a job in 2012 to ensure that the then - county executive «would take care» of any of the contractor's procounty executive «would take care» of any of the contractor's problems.

Sena, the FBI agent who analyzed phone call records, also spoke Monday about the period of time surrounding Nassau County's awarding of the bread - and - rolls contract for the jail.

A 2015 Newsday analysis found that Nassau County routinely awarded such personal or professional services contracts to companies that don't propose the lowest cost.

A Mangano spokesman said Sunday that the Nassau County Parks Department awarded BluChip Marketing a $ 24,500 contract in 2013 and a $ 24,000 contract in 2014.

Oneida County has been awarded $ 2.5 million in additional task orders through its NASA contract with Griffiss International Airport.

County Democrats, including District Attorney Madeline Singas, have pressed Mangano and the Republican - controlled legislature to approve an independent inspector general to oversee contract awards.

Five contracts of $ 24,900 each awarded over a three - year period to AndGo Sports, a Hicksville company that has organized an annual county soccer tournament.

In an email to County Legislator Ed Romaine that was circulated to the media Tuesday, authority CEO Jeff Szabo said that the agency's chairman, Jim Gaughran, «has informed me that he plans to recommend not awarding this contract at tonight's board meeting based upon the present proposed return on investment.»

The probe focused in part on whether Skelos influenced Nassau County's decision to award a $ 12 million contract to Arizona - based AbTech Industries in 2013.

The county awarded two contracts to «Co-conspirator # 1,» who is reportedly Singh.

By Sean Ryan A Thursday decision by Wisconsin's attorney general reinforces municipal authority to bypass bidding and award road reconstruction contracts to county highway departments.

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. today announced a contract with the Department of Health and Human Services Regional Office on Women's Health, which awards 2500 dollars to the Oneida County Health Department for a program designed to reduce health disparities among minority and underserved women and girls.

But Schlenoff said he felt pressured by Chris Ostuni, counsel to the Republican majority in the county legislature, to change the award or to split the contract.

AbTech, which is based in Arizona, was awarded a storm - water - treatment contract by Nassau County, where his father's district is located, though it was not the lowest bidder.

They say they were never notified that the county had received their bid, or that the contract had been awarded.

Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were charged in October 2016 with conspiring to award hundreds of thousands of dollars in county contracts to restaurateur Harendra Singh — a 25 - year friend of Mangano and his wife, Linda — and helping him secure indirect loan guarantees from the town.

Former State Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was convicted of federal corruption charges including influencing the awarding of a Nassau County contract to a firm that hired his son.

No county officials were charged with wrongdoing, but federal prosecutors allege that Dean and Adam Skelos improperly influenced the awarding of the contract to an environmental company as a way to get Adam Skelos more money from the company — which had hired him as a consultant.

Mangano's chief deputy, Rob Walker, admitted under a grant of immunity during the trial that he was being investigated in a separate federal probe for allegedly awarding county contracts to campaign contributors.

The probe of Adam Skelos» affairs has so far centered on a $ 20,000 payment from a title insurance company that the younger Skelos never worked for, and a Nassau County storm - water treatment contract awarded to a firm Adam represented that was not the lowest bidder, Kramer reported.

Feds have been investigating whether Skelos influenced Nassau County's decision to award the 2013 contract to Arizona - based AbTech, even though it did not submit the lowest bid for the project.

Nassau's contracting system came under scrutiny last May after then - State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was charged in a federal corruption case that included influencing the award of a county contract to a company that hired his son, Adam.

Controversy over the county's contracting procedures system erupted last year when former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was charged in federal court with influencing the county to award a $ 12 million contract to a company that employed his son.

The Times, which frequently breaks news regarding the activities of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office, reported that federal prosecutors have begun presenting evidence to a grand jury related to Skelos and his 32 - year - old son, Adam, centering on a contract awarded to AbTech Industries by Nassau County.

Nassau County is rolling out its first digital system for tracking and approving contracts, part of a larger overhaul of procurement policies that follows nearly two years of criminal investigations into how agreements were awarded.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Senator George Latimer, the Democratic nominee for Westchester County Executive is accusing his opponent, County Executive Rob Astorino (R - Mount Pleasant) of awarding $ 55.7 million in county contracts to political dCounty Executive is accusing his opponent, County Executive Rob Astorino (R - Mount Pleasant) of awarding $ 55.7 million in county contracts to political dCounty Executive Rob Astorino (R - Mount Pleasant) of awarding $ 55.7 million in county contracts to political dcounty contracts to political donors.

The state board overseeing Nassau's finances voted to increase its scrutiny of county contracts in the wake of several scandals last year involving how county officials award work to vendors.

He said Astorino's plan to privatize Westchester County Airport would award more contracts to Astorino donors.

Hundreds of Nassau County contracts worth a total of nearly $ 10 million have been awarded in recent years at amounts just dollars below the threshold for legislative approval.

Ortt is the first member of the Republican conference to state speficially that he would support a motion to replace Skelos, who stands accused of using his political clout to influence the awarding of a storm - water treatment contract by Nassau County to a company that employed his son as a consultant, among other charges.

Each contract was awarded on a «sole source» basis without bidding because, parks officials said in memos, BluChip had «unique expertise» in promoting special events and «has an extremely close relationship with the Nassau County Parks staff that no other marketing firm can match.»

Nassau Democratic legislators on Wednesday demanded evidence of the «unique expertise» cited by county parks officials when they recommended the award of two no - bid contracts to a marketing company executive linked to County Executive Edward Mangano through sexually suggestive text messages, which both have disacounty parks officials when they recommended the award of two no - bid contracts to a marketing company executive linked to County Executive Edward Mangano through sexually suggestive text messages, which both have disaCounty Executive Edward Mangano through sexually suggestive text messages, which both have disavowed.

In addition, according to the Journal News, Latimer is also claiming that 28 firms, awarded millions of dollars in contracts related to the Westchester County Airport deal, have also contributed to Astorino's campaign.

In the months since he announced Krumpter as his choice, the county executive has weathered a series of political storms, including the corruption conviction of former state Sen. Dean Skelos and his son Adam Skelos, whose company was awarded a $ 12 million county contract.

He's hired an attorney in response to the investigation, which focuses on whether Skelos influenced Nassau County's decision to award the 2013 contract to Arizona - based AbTech, even though it did not submit the lowest bid for the project.

The contract states: «The county is seeking approval to award this contract as a design - build contract.

Anthony Melé Wins U.N. Contract Local political activist and guest Rockland County Times columnist Anthony Melé, announced this week that his business AMI GLOBAL SECURITY, LLC, a security consulting firm located in Chestnut Ridge, was awarded a contract by the United Nations Assistance Missions to AfghContract Local political activist and guest Rockland County Times columnist Anthony Melé, announced this week that his business AMI GLOBAL SECURITY, LLC, a security consulting firm located in Chestnut Ridge, was awarded a contract by the United Nations Assistance Missions to Afghcontract by the United Nations Assistance Missions to Afghanistan.

Former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was convicted of federal corruption charges relating in part to the awarding of a Nassau County contract.

Two companies were awarded contracts nearly simultaneously to promote the county film industry, with a verbatim summaries of duties.

The DOT advised the county Planning Department last week that a new design had been selected for the interchange and that more information would be forthcoming after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces the contract's award and the start of construction sometime after Thanksgiving.

After a federal indictment charged state Sen. Dean Skelos and his son with improperly influencing the county's awarding of a $ 12 million wastewater treatment contract, Singas responded by reviewing Nassau's entire contracting process.

Nassau's procurement system has been under scrutiny since a federal indictment this spring of state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) who is accused of improperly influencing a $ 12 million storm - water treatment contract that the county awarded to a company that employed his son, Adam.

The first is allowing the County to purchase from National Cooperative Contracts that have also been awarded by best value.

Nassau contracting has come under scrutiny since 2015 when former state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was convicted of federal corruption charges that included influencing the awarding of a county contract to a firm that employed his son, Adam.

Nassau County legislators said last week that they didn't know that the son of State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was on the payroll of a firm awarded a contract that federal prosecutors reportedly are scrutinizing as part of a corruption probe.

Yamali said it was «100 percent» his understanding that the county was supposed to first check with «approved vendors» before awarding an emergency contract.