S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
March 14, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the economic development
law, in relation to requiring public corporations and agencies to
provide notice to each minority- or women-owned business enterprise
that unsuccessfully bid on a contract of the reason or reasons why the
business enterprise was unsuccessful in obtaining the contract
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Clause (IV) of subparagraph (H) of paragraph (j) of subdi-
vision 3 of section 2879 of the public authorities law, as added by
chapter 174 of the laws of 2010, is amended and a new subparagraph (I)
is added to read as follows:
IV. consult the most recent disparity study pursuant to article
fifteen-A of the executive law; AND
(I) A REQUIREMENT THAT, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE AWARDING OF A
CONTRACT, THE CORPORATION AWARDING THE CONTRACT PROVIDE NOTICE TO EACH
MINORITY- OR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE THAT UNSUCCESSFULLY BID ON
THE CONTRACT OF THE REASON OR REASONS WHY THE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE WAS
UNSUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING THE CONTRACT.
§ 2. Section 143 of the economic development law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE AWARDING OF A CONTRACT, THE AGENCY AWARD-
ING THE CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO EACH MINORITY- OR WOMEN-OWNED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE THAT UNSUCCESSFULLY BID ON THE CONTRACT OF THE
REASON OR REASONS WHY THE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN
OBTAINING THE CONTRACT.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14914-01-8