State Contract and Payment Actions in May | Office of the New York State Comptroller – Office of the State Comptroller

In May, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,326 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.4 billion and approved more than 2.5 million payments worth nearly $15.6 billion. The office rejected 123 contracts and related transactions valued at $276.8 million and more than 4,500 payments valued at nearly $11.5 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.

OSC rejected tax refunds and credits valued at more than $7.8 million. The Comptrollers auditors also recovered nearly $397,000 from vendors owing debts to the state and held payments of more than $99,000 pending resolution of disputes between subcontractors and prime contractors.

Cumulatively through May for calendar year 2022, the Comptrollers office has approved 7,254 contracts valued at $24.8 billion and has approved nearly 15.1 million payments worth nearly $83.5 billion, including more than 3.3 million unemployment insurance payments valued at nearly $1.2 billion. The office has rejected 560 contracts and related transactions valued at $2.3 billion and nearly 31,300 payments valued at more than $85.4 million primarily due to errors, improprieties or lack of documentation.

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