Since Nov 4, 17 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatillo (Municipio de Hatillo (Municipality of Hatillo)) | $11,925,000 over 21 months | COSTA MAR GROUP LLC | áreas recreativas (recreation areas) |
| Administración de Terrenos de Puerto Rico | $7,894,058.10 over 1 year | BELLA SOFIA CONTRACTORS INC. | edificios (buildings (construction or repair)) |
| LUMA (LUMA Energy - Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico (LUMA Energy, operator of the Electric Power Authority's grid)) | $5,283,600 over 1 year | TRANSAMERICAN POWER PRODUCTS, INC | materiales y efectos de electricidad y/o plomería (electrical and plumbing supplies) |
| Compañía de Fomento Industrial de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO)) | $4,189,286.25 over 8 months | V HARD INC. | edificios (buildings (construction or repair)) |
| Barranquitas (Municipio de Barranquitas (Municipality of Barranquitas)) | $3,800,000 over 17 months | ECC CONTRACTORS, LLC | estacionamientos (parking) |
| Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos (Department of Labor and Human Resources) | $3,238,805 over 11 months | ELLIPSIS, LLC | servicios relacionados con los sistemas de información (information-systems services) |
| Corozal (Municipio de Corozal (Municipality of Corozal)) | $3,107,456 over 5 months | PROFESSIONAL ASPHALT, LLC | carreteras, caminos, calles y puentes (highways, roads, streets and bridges) |
| DDEC (Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio (Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC))) | $2,400,000 over 4.7 years | OMEGA MARKET RESEARCH CORP. | incentivos-otros (incentives (other)) |
The table lists the 8 largest of the 17; 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 buildings (construction or repair) and collaboration agreements.
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policía de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Police) | $14,117,000 | AEP (Autoridad De Edificios Públicos (Public Buildings Authority)) | edificios (buildings (construction or repair)) |
| DTOP (Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP))) | $2,774,069 | CAGUAS (Municipio De Caguas (Municipality of Caguas)) | acuerdos colaborativos (collaboration agreements) |
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About this list
This is the 8th 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 Nov 11.
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.