Senate Bill S7293

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to opportunities in the city of New York for minority and women-owned business enterprises

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S7293 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8995
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd §311, NYC Chart (as proposed in S. 6513-B and A. 8508-A)

2017-S7293 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to opportunities in the city of New York for minority and women-owned business enterprises.

2017-S7293 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7293 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7293
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to opportunities
   for minority and women-owned business enterprises
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Subdivision i of section 311 of the New York city charter,
 as added by a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the  New  York  city
 charter  relating to opportunities for minority and women-owned business
 enterprises, as proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S.6513-B  and
 A.8508-A, is amended to read as follows:
   i.  In  addition  to other rules authorized by this section, the board
 may provide by rule that:
   1. agencies may make procurements of goods and  services  for  amounts
 not  exceeding one hundred fifty thousand dollars from businesses certi-
 fied as minority or women-owned business enterprises pursuant to section
 thirteen hundred four of the charter without a formal competitive  proc-
 ess.
   2. agencies may award contracts for goods and services on the basis of
 best  value  to  the bidder or offerer which optimizes quality, cost and
 efficiency, among responsive and responsible bidders or  offerers.  Such
 basis shall reflect, wherever possible, objective and quantifiable anal-
 ysis  and  may include the prospective bidder's record of complying with
 existing labor standards, maintaining harmonious  labor  relations,  and
 protecting the health and safety of workers. Such basis may also identi-
 fy a quantitative factor for awarding of contracts for bidders or offer-
 ers  that  are  businesses certified as minority or women-owned business
 enterprises pursuant to ARTICLE  FIFTEEN-A  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW  AND
 section  thirteen  hundred four of the charter.  WHERE AN AGENCY IDENTI-
 FIES A QUANTITATIVE FACTOR PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, THE  AGENCY  MUST
 SPECIFY  THAT  BUSINESSES  CERTIFIED AS MINORITY OR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS
 ENTERPRISES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW  AS  WELL
 AS  THOSE  CERTIFIED  AS  MINORITY  OR  WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
 PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED FOUR OF THE CHARTER ARE ELIGIBLE TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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