Sentences with phrase «includes awarding contracts»

On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, perpetual thorn in Albany's side, formally announced the charges, which stem from two corruption schemes between state officials and private companies that had millions of dollars worth of business before New York state, including those awarded contracts under the «Buffalo Billion» program — one of the governor's key initiatives meant to draw businesses to upstate New York to revive the flagging economy.

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Industry Canada has estimated that the potential value could be US$ 9.8 billion, including the amount of contracts already awarded.

The Small Business Administration sets goals for the total percentage of federal contract funds that agencies should award to small business, which includes for disadvantaged and women - owned firms.

Blackham Resources has awarded four contracts for its Matilda gold project, including a $ 115 million open - pit mining services contract given to MACA.

Iin recent years, various federal agencies have strengthened efforts to award more contracts to economically disadvantaged businesses, including veteran - owned companies.

The state government has awarded building and construction contracts to a number of local businesses, including Perkins Builders, with the combined value of the contracts worth about $ 37.3 million.

Monadelphous Group has been awarded a number of new contracts and extensions from clients including Woodside Petroleum, worth a combined $ 150 million.

The opinion, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, strikes down a legislative provision, first enacted in 1986 and renewed numerous times since, which sets a goal that 5 percent of federal defense contracting dollars each fiscal year must be awarded to certain entities, including small disadvantaged companies.

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While this contract was not awarded by a federal agency — and therefore was not included in the procurement data — PREPA expected to get reimbursed by FEMA grants.

According to congressional investigators, the massive contract — awarded to a Montana company with two employees — overcharged PREPA for labor and included clauses making it hard to end the contract or conduct audits.

Danish engineering company Subsea 7 said it was awarded a contract to help BP develop three gas fields, including laying export lines, off the coast of Egypt.

The Salvation Army was awarded the Government contract in 2011 to provide specialist support for adult victims of modern slavery including safe accommodation, counselling, medical care, translation services and legal counselling.

GEA Process Engineering was awarded with a contract to provide process engineering solutions and services including design, engineering, procurement, erection and commissioning, for the new plant.

According to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, the deal also includes some no - trade protection for Cain and «significant» award bonuses, the latter of which probably helped soften the blow of Cain getting a bit less than he'd hoped for as far as the total contract value.

His seven goals in 17 starts during a breakthrough 2011 - 12 campaign — that included a superb performance against Tottenham Hotspur in a late January FA Cup tie — bringing him national acclaim, the Championship's Young Player of the Month award for March and a contract extended until 2015, which indicated that the management at Vicarage Road rated Murray as highly as the fans.

Alexander Polikoff, attorney for board President Walter Netsch, said that Kelly «s failure to discuss critical issues with new park district leaders before he resigned has handicapped officials in negotiating several pressing matters, including the liability and dramshop insurance coverage for Chicago Bears games at Soldier Field and the awarding of park district concession contracts.

Contractor: Womack, Lewis & Smith, Inc., which has constructed schools and other educational facilities statewide including numerous CCSD facilities (i.e., Little River ES, Liberty ES, Canton ES and Cherokee High Athletic Improvements), was awarded the $ 36.8 Million contract by the School Board in February 2014.

The pair surrendered to face charges including extortion and soliciting bribes amid a federal investigation into the awarding of a $ 12 million contract to a company that hired his son.

The latest contract was awarded jointly to A.C. Advisory with another firm in August 2015, and when A.C. was bought out, PFM inherited the contract and also A.C. Advisory's employees, including Rodriguez.

Under the banner of «Advancing the Democracy Agenda,» the governor's 14 - point plan lays out a familiar suite of reforms, including ethics proposals that «close the LLC loophole» in political spending, procurement reform that would more closely monitor how state contracts are awarded and voting reforms like same - day voter registration and early voting.

They include greater accountability measures for the awarding of government contracts, more transparency for «lump - sum» budget appropriations and expenditures, and limits on outside income for lawmakers.

«Even though my office has not yet received the executed contract with the appropriate approvals and signatures, we have been actively reviewing the VLT procurement, including the draft contract, since the Division of the Lottery awarded it three weeks ago.

The National Communications Authority (NCA) says it has noted with dismay misleading information making the rounds in the media regarding a contract awarded to Afriwave Telecom for the provision of ICT services (including monitoring of international traffic and revenue assurance).

In the letter to you Dr Kachikwu alleged among others appointments and postings in NNPC without due process; award of contracts above $ 20m without following the legal and procedural requirements for such contracts including the Crude Term contracts - value at over $ 10bn; the DSDP contracts - value over $ 5bn; the AKK pipeline contract - value approximately $ 3bn; various financing allocation funding contracts with the NOCs — value over $ 3bn; and various NPDC production service contracts — value at over $ 3bn — $ 4bn.»

Between Jan. 1, 2011, and July 31, 2015, Nassau awarded 4,435 contracts *, including:

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.

However, the law contains 17 exemptions, including for people who are «engaged in drafting, advising clients on or rendering opinions» on legislation, procurement contracts or other matters «when such professional services are not otherwise connected with state or municipal legislative or executive action» as well as communications after a procurement contract has been tentatively awarded.

Federal and state investigators began probing other Nassau contracts, including those awarded to campaign contributors and other politically connected vendors.

Bharara began probing how SUNY Poly was awarding contracts in the middle of last year, including how LPCiminelli was selected to build the solar panel factory.

«Records in our disposal show that some of the beneficiaries of this ill - awarded contracts are brothers, sisters, in - laws and political associates of the Managing Director of NDDC MD, Mr. Nsima Ekere, as well as the cousins, brothers, friends and in - laws to the Executive Director — Projects, including their Aides and relations working in the MD's office who connived in this illegal adventure of fraud.

The Coalition Agreement makes five key pledges on public sector procurement, including a pledge to award 25 % of government contracts to SMEs.

Those changes include empowering Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office to review all SUNY and Office of General Services contracts of more than $ 250,000, block state - affilaited entities from doing business with their boards of directors and creation of a database of deals to show the total value of subsidies and other inducements awarded to businesses as well as provisions for clawing the money back.

Skelos and his son were arraigned on charges including extortion and soliciting bribes amid a federal investigation into the awarding of a $ 12 million contract to a company that hired his son.

The agenda also included resolutions to amend, renew, approve or award nine contracts.

Auditors also found SBF did not competitively procure contracts including those for lobbying services, fundraising, and entertainment and that they were awarded based on referrals or long - standing relationships.

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.

«This does not include the hundreds of millions of dollars believed to have been lost through inflated contracts as the President has presided over the effective shredding of the Public Procurement Act, giving him and his people the free range to award contracts without the very transparency and accountability he is now promising to deliver if re-elected.

Skelos, 67, and his son, Adam, 32, surrendered Monday to face charges that include extortion and soliciting bribes amid a federal investigation into the awarding of a $ 12 million contract to a company that hired his son.

Skelos, 67, and his son, Adam, 32, surrendered last week to face charges that include extortion and soliciting bribes amid a federal investigation into the awarding of a $ 12 million contract to a company that hired his son.

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.

The charges levied Thursday by Bharara include bribery, bid - rigging and facilitating a pay - to - play scheme in order to ensure that desired contractors - specifically those who have made large cash contributions to the Governor's election campaign - were awarded contracts.

The decision to award LPCiminelli the contract came under scrutiny from U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara after Investigative Post reported that the original Request for Proposals issued in 2014 included a requirement that developers have at least 50 years» experience in the Buffalo area.

To try and prevent that kind of corruption from happening again, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has sponsored a bill to clean up the state procurement process, including how contracts are awarded.

Three LPCiminelli executives, including CEO Louis Ciminelli, are facing federal criminal charges of bribery and bid - rigging over their actions leading up to the awarding of the contract.

She told the committee she supports different contracting reforms, including the creation of a «Database of Deals» that would allow the public to see the total value of all subsidies awarded to different businesses.

Adirondack Studios of Argyle, which recently landed a $ 2.9 million contract for work at the new World Comedy Center in Jamestown, received a national award for its work at One World Trade Center, including for the observatory.

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.

Adirondack Studios of Argyle, which recently landed a $ 2.9 million contract for work at the new World Comedy Center in Jamestown, received a national award for its work at One World Trade Center, including the observatory.

Mega Contracting, incidentally, has been awarded contracts for the construction and rehabbing of a number of municipal projects, including NYCHA houses, MTA station upgrades, and work on schools, police precincts and city hospitals.