NY State Senate Bill S1869

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Jun 20, 2019	committed to rules
May 22, 2019	advanced to third reading
May 21, 2019	2nd report cal.
May 20, 2019	1st report cal.775
Jan 17, 2019	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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May 20, 2019 - Corporations, Authorities and Commissions committee Vote

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S1869 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1678, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S5851
2023-2024: S3019

S1869 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to awards of certain contracts to small businesses or businesses certified under article 15-A of the executive law.

S1869 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1869

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the award of
certain contracts to small businesses and/or businesses certified under
article 15-A of the executive law; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

To amend the Public Authorities Law in relation to expanded opportu-
nities for minority, women-owned and small business enterprises.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill amends the PublicòAuthorities Law to authorize the Dormitory
Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) to create a pilot program
that would increase minority, women-owned and small business partic-
ipation in the State's and Authority's procurement process.  Specif-

ically, this bill would: establish a short-term pilot project that
permits competitive bidding of contracts for goods and services, includ-
ing construction services by small and/or minority and women-owned busi-
nesses; provide for the evaluation of amounts paid under the pilot
program compared with amounts awarded under other non-pilot contracts
for the same goods or services; and, require an annual of assessment of
the effectiveness of these procedures in helping meet goals established
pursuant to Executive Law Article 15-A.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York State agencies and public authorities are responsible for
ensuring compliance with various statutes, executive orders and regu-
lations whose purpose is to expand opportunities for minority, women-
owned and small businesses that may have been previously excluded or
substantially underutilized in the State's procurements.  The underu-
tilization of small and minority and women-owned businesses in the
State's contracting opportunities can be attributed, in part, to a
distinct absence of actual work experience.  The State often finds this
a daunting challenge, which grows particularly more difficult in this
era of economic uncertainty. In an effort to help State agencies/public
authorities to meet their policy goals, the legislature successfully
negotiated the enactment of legislation that took a major first step by
creating a statewide mentor-protegee program.

The legislature continues to explore ways to assist State agencies and
public authorities in their efforts and with a view toward more immedi-
ate participation, through this legislation, takes an important next
step. Through this pilot project, minority, women and small businesses
will be able to successfully compete for State procurements as
instructed by authority procurement guidelines. As a result of guide-
lines that are authority-specific and meet, unique procurement require-
ments of the authority, participating small and minority-owned busi-
nesses can gain experience that will be needed for them to more
effectively compete in the marketplace.

 
EXISTING LAW:

Sections 1696-1699 of the Public Authorities Law permit the designation
of purchases and. contracts for construction and services in certain,
instances, to be bid by minority and small business concerns.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: A.9990-Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
2017: A.4759-Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.
2015-16: A.2577-Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.
2013-14: A.5699-Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.
2011-12: A.5863-Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.
2010: A.11249- Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None. The pilot program is limited to the utilization of existing
authority assets and is capped.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately and shall expire on July 1, 2022.

S1869 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1869
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the award of
   certain contracts to  small  businesses  and/or  businesses  certified
   under  article 15-A of the executive law; and providing for the repeal
   of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1678 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 29 to read as follows:
   29. (A) TO AWARD CONTRACTS, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW
 TO THE CONTRARY, FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS  OR  SERVICES  FROM  SMALL
 BUSINESSES  AND/OR  BUSINESSES  CERTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE
 EXECUTIVE LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B) PROCUREMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  BE  GOVERNED
 BY THE AUTHORITY'S PROCUREMENT POLICY AND GUIDELINES ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH GUIDE-
 LINES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I)  A  COMPETITIVE  PROCESS
 THAT  PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS TO PROCUREMENTS, PURSUANT TO WHICH
 CONTRACTS MAY BE AWARDED TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND/OR BUSINESSES CERTIFIED
 UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; (II) PROVIDE  A  BENCHMARK
 OF  AMOUNTS  PAID UNDER CONTRACTS AWARDED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION AGAINST
 AMOUNTS PAID UNDER OTHER AUTHORITY CONTRACTS FOR LIKE GOODS OR SERVICES;
 AND (III) REQUIRE AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT  OF  THE  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  SUCH
 PROCEDURES IN HELPING THE AUTHORITY ACHIEVE THE AUTHORITY'S GOALS ESTAB-
 LISHED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW FOR PARTIC-
 IPATION BY MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED ENTERPRISES. SUCH ANNUAL  ASSESSMENT
 MAY  BE  INCLUDED  WITHIN THE AUTHORITY'S ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED BY THIS
 ARTICLE AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03898-01-9

 S. 1869                             2
 
 OF  THE  SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   (C)  THE TOTAL VALUE OF CONTRACTS AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION
 SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF ALL  CONTRACTS  OFFERED  IN
 ANY  FISCAL  YEAR  OF THE AUTHORITY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE TOTAL AMOUNT
 AVAILABLE FOR AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN  ONE
 PERCENT  OF THE VALUE OF ALL CONTRACTS OFFERED IN ANY FISCAL YEAR OF THE
 AUTHORITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  July  1,
 2024  when  upon  such  date  the provisions of this act shall be deemed
 repealed.

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S1869 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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