Since Oct 21, 15 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genera PR (GENERA PR, LLC - Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (Genera PR, operator of the Electric Power Authority's power plants)) | $667,000,000 over 3 years | NOVUM ENERGY TRADING INC | combustibles (fuel) |
| DDEC (Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio (Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC))) | $36,300,000 over 10.8 years | ABBVIE LTD, ABBVIE BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD and KNOLL, LLC. | incentivos-otros (incentives (other)) |
| San Juan (Municipio de San Juan (Municipality of San Juan)) | $24,820,761 over 2.2 years | R.B. CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. | hospitales (hospitals) |
| DDEC (Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio (Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC))) | $9,600,000 over 10.8 years | ABBVIE LTD, KNOLL, LLC. and ABBVIE BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD | incentivos-otros (incentives (other)) |
| Aguada (Municipio de Aguada (Municipality of Aguada)) | $9,131,999.23 over 15 months | J&J BUILDER CONTRACTORS GROUP, CORP. | edificios (buildings (construction or repair)) |
| AAA (Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA))) | $8,933,669 over 2.2 years | AIREKO ENERGY SOLUTION LLC | estructura para retención de agua (water-retention structures) |
| Ponce (Municipio de Ponce (Municipality of Ponce)) | $5,778,000 over 14 months | CARIBE GENERAL CONSTRUCTORS INC. | carreteras, caminos, calles y puentes (highways, roads, streets and bridges) |
| DDEC (Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio (Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC))) | $4,000,000 over 22 months | CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION EN CIENCIAS MOLECULARES, INC. | incentivos-otros (incentives (other)) |
The table lists the 8 largest of the 15; every one is searchable in the Comptroller’s registry.
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About this list
This is the 6th 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 28.
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.