Sentences with phrase «of state contracts»

Schools and governments would be able to buy supplies off of state contracts, a move that should cut their equipment costs.

A fight over the ice rink at Buffalo's Canalside involves state officials, the project's designer and a local construction company, and has escalated to lawsuits and accusations that political donations influenced the award of a state contract worth millions of dollars.

In 2014, Cuomo increased the state's MWBE participation goal from 10 percent of state contracts in 2011 to 30 percent.

Good - government advocates aren't buying Gov. Andrew Cuomo's assertion there is independent sufficient oversight of state contracting methods.

But some elected officials and advocates are pointing out that while the state appears to have a lofty MWBE participation goal — they increased it from 10 percent of state contracts in 2011 to 30 percent in 2014 — it is not being transparent about how its goals are being implemented.

SUNY, meanwhile, released a memorandum of opposition questioning whether procurement reform would have prevented what prosecutors allege occurred: namely the rigging of state contracts for favored developers.

The Post, which has been leading the charge against Lopez, reported last week that Gov. David Paterson put a freeze on millions of dollars worth of state contracts with the Council pending the outcome of the multiple investigations.

They were responding to the indictments of 10 state officials and developers who were charged by state and federal prosecutors with bid - rigging and bribery in connection with the awarding of state contracts for projects in Buffalo, Syracuse and Albany.

The cost of the state contract with PFM is $ 131,180.

May's government also faced questions from the opposition Labour Party about why it awarded the company 1.3 billion pounds of state contracts after Carillion fell into financial difficulty in July last year.

Cuomo was asked by journalists whether he or anyone on his staff has been questioned or subpoenaed by federal prosecutors looking into the awarding of state contracts as part of the massive economic development protect in western New York.

Rather than concentrating on improving the current system and insuring the timely designations and re-authorizations of state certified MWBE companies and their entry into the universe of state contracting, the law increases the arbitrary power of the director of the program while complicating the reporting systems required of contractors.

Reinvent Albany also wants reforms of state contracting processes, including greater transparency.

Other goals cited including raising the minimum wage, enacting the DREAM Act, expanding universal pre-Kindergarten to include three - year - olds, increasing the number of state contracts awarded to minority and women - owned businesses and incentivizing employers to hire young men and women of color.

The groups believe the best, most comprehensive solution is the comptroller's program bill S.3984 - A (DeFrancisco) / A. 6355 (Peoples - Stokes) which restores independent approval of state contracts by the State Comptroller, and ends contracting for non-academic purposes by state - controlled non-profit organizations.

«By any measure, New York under this administration is leading the way on diversity in contracting by raising MWBE participation from 9 percent to 25 percent of state contracts over the last seven years.

To outlaw the pay - to - play nature of state contracting, he proposes low campaign contribution limits for contractors and lobbyists.

Bharara served Cuomo's office with a subpoena late last month seeking records related to Percoco, Howe and 24 other individuals and companies involved in a massive set of state contracts, including the Buffalo Billion project.

Construction of the DeWitt facility was delayed at least a year by a federal corruption probe of state contracts, including Cor Development Co.'s contract to build the Soraa plant.

A flurry of subpoenas from federal prosecutor Bharara, the first served on the governor's office, left no doubt New York's chief executive and his extensive inner circle are now included in an ever broadening corruption inquiry involving the letting of state contracts and illegal conflicts of interest and lobbying.

Bharara then issued subpoenas to the Buffalo Billion project to see if donors to Cuomo's political campaign were receiving favors in the form of state contracts.

In May, citing a law designed to fight misuse of state contracts, Cuccinelli filed a request for e-mails, files, and software relating to two scientific papers about climate change that Mann wrote while at the university, where he worked from 1999 to 2005.

• Volunteer in Philadelphia County Elementary and High School, tutoring both basic Math and Spanish • Researched and located information that permitted use of state contracts, saving time and money.

Horner and the others say they would prefer, though, to have independent oversight of state contracts, not a body that's controlled by the Legislature or anyone else in government.

In May, the former head of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Alain Kaloyeros, who spearheaded many of the governor's economic development projects, will go on trial for charges that include bid rigging of state contracts.

In 2014, Cuomo increased the state's MWBE participation goal from 10 percent of all state contracts in 2011 to 30 percent.

In 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo increased the state's MWBE participation goal from 10 percent of state contracts in 2011 to 30 percent.

The case involved two separate, but overlapping schemes involving bribery, influence peddling, and bid rigging of hundreds of millions of dollars» worth of state contracts.

In May, the former head of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Alain Kaloyeros, who spearheaded many of the governor's economic development projects, will go on trial for charges that include bid - rigging of state contracts.

Newsday and other outlets have reported that questions centered on the awarding of a state contract — to LPCiminelli Inc., a major Cuomo campaign donor — to build a $ 900 million solar panel factory in Buffalo.

Not all women - and minority - owned businesses receive preferences in the awarding of state contracts.

Also on Sunday, Cuomo reiterated his proposals to award 30 percent of state contracts to firms owned by women or racial minorities and to have the state cover student loan payments for up to two years for SUNY and CUNY graduates who remain in - state.

The recipients include some of the governor's biggest campaign contributors, generating calls among some government officials and watchdog groups to intensify oversight of state contracts, including by the comptroller's office and the attorney general.

Cuomo also placed former federal prosecutor Bart Schwartz in charge of an internal «review» of state contracts, provoking speculation that he was hoping to head off Bharara's probe.

«Corruption in New York State related to the appalling lack of oversight in the awarding of state contracts is not a speculative outcome; we have witnessed the misuse of public monies leading to scandal after scandal involving the state's most influential lawmakers.

But putting a damper on the rosy picure painted by the governor are reports, including one in the New York Post, that says US Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating the awarding of state contracts to businesses involved in the Buffalo Billion project, including the massive Solar City factory and other projects, possibly with an eye toward campaign contributions to the governor.

Official guidelines for employees say they should flag materials related to the awarding of state contracts or development of policies for further retention.

James Heyliger, president of the Association of Minority Enterprises of New York, said he believes it would be realistic for about 95 percent of state contracts to have the 30 percent requirement.

Cuomo would have us believe that three of his closest associates took actions that resulted in the awarding of state contracts to two of his largest campaign contributors and he knew nothing about it.

A consulting firm, K2 Intelligence, was hired to search databases for donations linked to the passage of legislation or to the awarding of state contracts.

However, Horner and the others say they would prefer to have independent oversight of state contracts, not a body that is controlled by the legislature or anyone else in government.