Since Oct 7, 23 government contracts of $1 million or more with private firms have been newly filed in the Comptroller’s contract registry.
The largest new contracts
Names and categories are the registry’s own, in Spanish; hover over or tap an underlined one for the English.
| Agency (The public body that signed the contract) | Amount (Total to be paid over the contract's full term, as filed) | Contractor (As named in the registry) | Service (The registry's own service category) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUMA (LUMA Energy - Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico — LUMA Energy, operator of the Electric Power Authority's grid) | $119,896,618.24 over 3 years | CERES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC | servicios de mantenimiento de áreas verdes (vegetation management: clearing trees and brush, for a power utility typically along its lines) |
| LUMA (LUMA Energy - Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico — LUMA Energy, operator of the Electric Power Authority's grid) | $115,351,454.88 over 3 years | TEKNIEK CONSTRUCTION, INC | servicios de mantenimiento de áreas verdes (vegetation management: clearing trees and brush, for a power utility typically along its lines) |
| LUMA (LUMA Energy - Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico — LUMA Energy, operator of the Electric Power Authority's grid) | $103,425,328.45 over 3 years | LOOKS GREAT SERICES OF MS, INC | servicios de mantenimiento de áreas verdes (vegetation management: clearing trees and brush, for a power utility typically along its lines) |
| LUMA (LUMA Energy - Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico — LUMA Energy, operator of the Electric Power Authority's grid) | $98,613,255.36 over 3 years | PERFECT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC | servicios de mantenimiento de áreas verdes (vegetation management: clearing trees and brush, for a power utility typically along its lines) |
| Salud (Departamento de Salud — Department of Health) | $32,841,556.96 over 1 year | ENTERPRISE SERVICES CARIBE LLC. | servicios relacionados con los sistemas de información (information-systems services) |
| Oficina de Administración de los Tribunales (Office of Court Administration) | $17,980,950 over 5 years | VICAR BUILDER'S DEVELOPERS, INC. | locales (premises (lease or purchase)) |
| Educación (Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico Department of Education) | $11,943,817.32 over 1 year | FONDO PARA EL FOMENTO DE LA INDUSTRIA LECHERA | alimentos y/o comestibles (food and groceries) |
| Cayey (Municipio de Cayey — Municipality of Cayey) | $7,537,637.25 over 4.8 years | E C WASTE LLC | desperdicios sólidos (solid waste) |
The table lists the 8 largest of the 23; every one is searchable in the Comptroller’s registry.
Between public bodies
Agreements where both sides are part of government, so the money moves inside the public sector rather than out of it. The largest listed here are collaboration agreements and federal funds.
| Agency (The public body that signed) | Amount (Total to be paid over the agreement's full term, as filed) | Counterpart (The other public body) | Service (The registry's own service category) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DDEC (Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio — Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC)) | $6,702,007 | ALDL SUROESTE (Área Local De Desarrollo Laboral De Suroeste (aldl Suroeste) — Local workforce development area, Suroeste) | fondos federales (federal funds) |
| DTOP (Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas — Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP)) | $5,501,225.66 | RÍO GRANDE (Municipio De Río Grande — Municipality of Río Grande) | acuerdos colaborativos (collaboration agreements) |
| DTOP (Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas — Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP)) | $2,939,400 | CABO ROJO (Municipio De Cabo Rojo — Municipality of Cabo Rojo) | acuerdos colaborativos (collaboration agreements) |
| DTOP (Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas — Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP)) | $1,987,645.50 | LAJAS (Municipio De Lajas — Municipality of Lajas) | acuerdos colaborativos (collaboration agreements) |
| DTOP (Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas — Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP)) | $1,418,073.70 | GUÁNICA (Municipio De Guánica — Municipality of Guánica) | acuerdos colaborativos (collaboration agreements) |
The table lists the 5 largest of the 9.
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LUMA
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About this list
This is the 4th Contract Watch (the previous one is here). Source: Oficina del Contralor de Puerto Rico, Registro de Contratos (https://consultacontratos.ocpr.gov.pr/), contracts on file as of Oct 14.
Agencies file with the Comptroller days or weeks after signing, so recent weeks fill in over time; a contract can also be amended or canceled after it is filed.