Sentences with phrase «development contract awards»

Governor Cuomo has been talking about reforming economic development contract awards in his administration, following federal criminal charges against nine people, one a former top aide, on bribery and bid rigging charges in connection with the Buffalo Billion and other projects.

The governor was asked by reporters about the economic development contract awards to politically connected campaign contributors, which are at the heart of the federal probe.

When reporters asked the governor on May 25 in Syracuse about economic development contract awards to politically connected campaign contributors — a matter that's at the heart of the federal probe — Cuomo said SUNY made those decisions, not him.

Cuomo has been talking about reforming economic development contract awards in his administration, following federal criminal charges against nine people — one a former top aide — on bribery and bid - rigging charges in connection with the Buffalo Billion and other projects.

Since last fall, when federal and state corruption charges were brought against former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros — who is alleged to have steered lucrative development contracts awarded by two opaque, SUNY - affiliated nonprofits to certain preferred companies — the university's use of nonprofit affiliates has come under increasing scrutiny.

corruption charges were brought against former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros — who is alleged to have steered lucrative development contracts awarded by two opaque, SUNY - affiliated nonprofits to certain preferred companies — the university's use of nonprofit affiliates has come under increasing scrutiny.

Not exact matches

The recently awarded front - end engineering and design contract for the BP Tortue / Ahmeyim Field Development is expected to commence the initial engineering phase in early Q2 2018.

The state government has awarded an $ 11.5 million contract to Universal Constructions for development of the replacement Doubleview Primary School, while other local builders have shared in $ 26.7 million worth of work.

Fortescue Metals Group has awarded Perth - based Intellect Systems, a subsidiary of Resource Development Group, a control and engineering services contract for the first stage of its North Star magnetite project in the Pilbara.

But the potential disbursement of funds through an arm of SUNY Polytechnic comes as economic development projects throughout the state are coming under scrutiny from federal investigators over how contracts are awarded.

Today's sweeping indictments by federal and state prosecutors resoundingly confirm that the state's use of non-profits and SUNY to award billions in state economic development contracts has created huge and systemic opportunities for corruption.

Close to $ 2 Billion in public funds in play Today's sweeping indictments by federal and state prosecutors resoundingly confirm that the state's use of non-profits and SUNY to award billions in state economic development contracts has created huge and systemic opportunities for corruption.

The Post is reporting the probe is focused on the multi-million-dollar contracts awarded to construct facilities for high - tech, drug development and clean - energy businesses.

The groups urged bans on a pay - to - play culture in Albany to limit political donations by firms seeking state contracts, closing a loophole heavily used by Cuomo and others that allow limited liability companies to skirt donation limits to politicians by private companies, creation of «truly independent» ethics oversight agencies, a public, searchable database of state economic development deals and creation of «clean contracting» systems to govern awards of state contracts.

The state's comptroller has a plan to reduce corruption in the awarding of economic development contracts that has led to the indictment of former associates of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

It would instead create a new inspector general to investigate potential corruption in the awarding of economic development contracts.

Brodsky says once the loophole allowing local development corporations to negotiate contracts was eliminated, new ways were created, like using the private not - for - profits Fort Schuyler and Fuller Road to award contracts.

That cash allegedly bought «official actions» that favored those two firms: COR Development, a real - estate - development firm that was awarded several state contracts, and Competitive Power Ventures Holdings LLC, an electric - power company that needed state approval to build a power plant in the HudDevelopment, a real - estate - development firm that was awarded several state contracts, and Competitive Power Ventures Holdings LLC, an electric - power company that needed state approval to build a power plant in the Huddevelopment firm that was awarded several state contracts, and Competitive Power Ventures Holdings LLC, an electric - power company that needed state approval to build a power plant in the Hudson Valley.

In 2011, Empire State Development awarded a $ 50 million contract to prominent ad firm BBDO for marketing economic development initiatives, the auDevelopment awarded a $ 50 million contract to prominent ad firm BBDO for marketing economic development initiatives, the audevelopment initiatives, the audit showed.

Fuller Road Management has been subpoenaed by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as part of an investigation into a contract it planned to award last fall to Columbia Development to build a new dormitory for SUNY Poly students in Albany.

Peebles got his start because he was awarded a contract to build a development in the struggling Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Anacostia by the administration of late Mayor Marion Barry.

The Buffalo School Board awarded the contract and lease plan to an alliance of McGuire Development and Mark Croce's Buffalo Development to rehab a 19th - century livery stable on West Huron Street, next to Croce's Curtiss Hotel.

· A new electronic tracking system is in development that will allow the city to keep its promise to award 30 percent of its contracts to women and minority - owned businesses.

The federal probe is reportedly focused on the multi-million-dollar contracts awarded to construct facilities for high - tech, drug development and clean - energy businesses in Buffalo.

But good - government groups insist there needs to be broader, more independent reforms, including the creation of a database of subsidies published online, empowering the state comptroller to review all contracts worth more than $ 250,000, and ending the awarding of government economic development incentives by SUNY.

New York state's comptroller has a plan to reduce corruption in the awarding of economic development contracts that has led to the indictment of several former associates of Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Joseph Percoco, a former top aide and confidant of Cuomo, as well as SUNY Polytechnic Institute's founding President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros and officials at some of upstate New York's most prominent development firms were charged in a federal complaint with allegedly engaging in two overlapping schemes involving bribery, corruption and fraud in the award of hundreds of millions of dollars in state contracts and other official benefits.

May 25 in Syracuse, denying he had anything to do with state contracts being awarded to COR Development, his biggest Central New York contributor and a company who had two executives, Steve Aiello and Joseph Girardi, charged Thursday with paying bribes to get contracts:

He also wants to change how economic development contracts are awarded in his own administration, after a scandal that's led to several indictments of his former associates.

Asked by the Syracuse Post-Standard about SUNY awarding $ 100 million in contracts to his top campaign contributor in Central New York, COR Development, the governor said he had no role.

Also among those charges were two executives with COR Development, a Fayetteville - based development company that has been awarded lucrative state contracts and is among the governor's Development, a Fayetteville - based development company that has been awarded lucrative state contracts and is among the governor's development company that has been awarded lucrative state contracts and is among the governor's top donors.

In the wake of the latest public corruption scandal, Cuomo said his State of the State message next January will include a reform package that will provide more checks and balances when it comes to awarding state economic development contracts.

For every contract awarded by Sokoto government, one percent of the total contract sum will be set aside to fund the state's Education Development Trust Fund,...

Howe's company had a contract to be a lobbyist for COR Development, Cuomo's top contributor in Central New York, which was awarded $ 105 million in contracts by SUNY Poly.

The recently awarded Department of Defense (Special Operations Command) contract, questioned by some as a «pay - off,» has been in development for years — it has nothing to do with NY State.

I did a story last December that detailed the questionable circumstances surrounding the awarding of development contracts to LPCiminelli and McGuire Development and the lack of transparency involving the Buffalo Billidevelopment contracts to LPCiminelli and McGuire Development and the lack of transparency involving the Buffalo BilliDevelopment and the lack of transparency involving the Buffalo Billion program.

ALBANY — State officials have been formally banned from speaking with Todd Howe, a lobbyist at the center of a federal criminal probe into how SUNY Polytechnic Institute awarded several development contracts.

The development corporations» records indicate a lack of consistency in the way Fort Schuyler and Fuller Road advertised and awarded lucrative contracts to developers.

This awarding of contracts may mark the largest single project ever granted the M / WBE business program in New York State, an organization that supports the economic and entrepreneurial development of women and minorities.

Cuomo's Buffalo Billion Under Federal Investigation: Federal investigators are looking into how contracts were awarded in Governor Cuomo's Buffalo economic development program.

Last December, six good - government groups demanded reforms to the state's process of awarding and monitoring economic development contracts.

The new investigation is focused on the multimillion - dollar contracts awarded to build facilities for high - tech, drug - development and clean - energy businesses, a source familiar with the probe told The Post.

Among those charged were two executives with a Fayetteville - based development company that has been awarded lucrative state contracts and is among the governor's top donors.

In at least three cases the development corporations awarded contracts to companies who were the lone bidder.

SUNY Poly officials said earlier this year that the development corporations are moving towards awarding more contracts on a project - by - project basis.

The complaint alleges that Kaloyeros steered, or agreed to steer, the awarding of contracts to hand - picked companies, including Nicolla's Columbia Development.

The state would not release its list of recusals for the current round of funding, saying in its rejection of a Freedom of Information Law request that «all aspects of pending applications, including information about recusals by members of the Regional Economic Development Council, is exempt from disclosure as it contains information that «if disclosed would impair present or imminent contract awards.»»

Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has commenced the process of awarding contracts for the construction of a total of 181 community roads across the 57 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State, in line with the promise made by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

Investigative Post's review of over 500 pages of records obtained from the development corporations under the state Freedom of Information Law found a lack of consistency in the way Fort Schuyler and Fuller Road advertised and awarded lucrative contracts to developers.

Brodsky says once the loophole allowing local development corporations to negotiate contracts was eliminated, new ways were created, like using the private not for profits Fort Schuyler and Fuller Road to award contracts.