Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 18, 2010 |
amended on third reading 6434a |
Feb 23, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 22, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 09, 2010 |
1st report cal.119 |
Jan 08, 2010 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S6434
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S6434 - Details
2009-S6434 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6434 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the state finance law and the general municipal law, in relation to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Section 1 adds a new section 135-b to the state finance law to establish responsibility standards for bidders of public work contracts awarded by state agencies and public authorities. * Subdivision 1 defines a responsible bidder to mean a bidder who is not disqualified from receiving a public work contract because its contractors or subcontractors failed to meet certain responsibility standards. * Subdivision 2 requires each contractor and subcontractor for public work to complete a responsibility questionnaire. The State Comptroller would maintain the information in a database, which state and local contracting officials would be required to review before awarding a contract. * Subdivision 3 lists the contents of the questionnaire which include identification of principals, owners, officers and shareholders with
2009-S6434 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6434 I N S E N A T E January 8, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sens. STACHOWSKI, ONORATO, BRESLIN, DUANE, FOLEY, HUNTLEY, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER, SAVINO, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the general municipal law, in relation to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 135-b to read as follows: S 135-B. LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. 1. DEFINITION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, "LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER" SHALL MEAN THE PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR OR OTHER ENTITY SUBMITTING A BID FOR A PUBLIC WORK CONTRACT FOR THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, RECON- STRUCTION OR ALTERATION OF BUILDINGS WHO: A. SUBMITS THE LOWEST BID; AND B. IS NOT DISQUALIFIED ON ANY OF THE GROUNDS LISTED UNDER SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION. 2. USE OF QUESTIONNAIRE TO DETERMINE RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS. A. NO PUBLIC WORK CONTRACT MAY BE AWARDED BY AN AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, OFFICE OR OTHER ENTITY OF THE STATE, TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER UNLESS EACH CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR FOR THE CONTRACT SUBMITS, AND THE CONTRACT- ING ENTITY REVIEWS, A QUESTIONNAIRE DEMONSTRATING ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFORM THE CONTRACT. B. QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACTING ENTITY AND TO THE COMPTROLLER WHO SHALL MAINTAIN THE INFORMATION IN AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE FOR REVIEW BY ANY STATE OR LOCAL CONTRACTING ENTITY THAT AWARDS PUBLIC WORK CONTRACTS. 3. CONTENTS OF QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL PREPARE A UNIFORM QUESTIONNAIRE FOR USE BY STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTING ENTITIES, WHICH SHALL REQUIRE EACH CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15220-03-0
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S6434A (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S6434A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6434A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the state finance law and the general municipal law, in relation to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Section 1 adds a new section 135-b to the state finance law to establish responsibility standards for bidders of state public work contracts. * Subdivision 1 defines a lowest responsible bidder to mean a bidder who submits the lowest bid and is not disqualified because its contractors or subcontractors failed to meet certain responsibility standards. * Subdivision 2 requires each contractor and subcontractor for a contract over $100,000 to electronically submit a responsibility questionnaire to the contracting entity and State Comptroller who must maintain the information for review by contracting officials prior to awarding a contract. * Subdivision 3 requires the questionnaire to identify the contractor's or subcontractor's principals, owners, officers and shareholders with 5% or more of the firm's stock, parent company and subsidiaries; type of business entity; identification of subcontractors; use of apprenticeship training; violations of state or
2009-S6434A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6434--A Cal. No. 119 I N S E N A T E January 8, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sens. STACHOWSKI, ONORATO, BRESLIN, DUANE, FOLEY, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER, SAVINO, SCHNEIDERMAN, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the general municipal law, in relation to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 135-b to read as follows: S 135-B. LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. 1. DEFINITION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER" SHALL MEAN THE PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR OR OTHER ENTITY SUBMITTING A BID FOR A PUBLIC WORK CONTRACT FOR THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, RECON- STRUCTION OR ALTERATION OF BUILDINGS WHO: A. SUBMITS THE LOWEST BID; AND B. IS NOT DISQUALIFIED ON ANY OF THE GROUNDS LISTED UNDER SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION. 2. USE OF QUESTIONNAIRE TO DETERMINE RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS. A. NO PUBLIC WORK CONTRACT IN AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS MAY BE AWARDED BY AN AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, OFFICE OR OTHER ENTITY OF THE STATE, TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER UNLESS EACH CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR FOR THE CONTRACT SUBMITS, AND THE CONTRACTING ENTITY REVIEWS, A QUESTIONNAIRE DEMONSTRATING ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFORM THE CONTRACT. B. QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE CONTRACTING ENTITY AND TO THE COMPTROLLER WHO SHALL MAINTAIN THE INFORMATION IN AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE FOR REVIEW BY ANY STATE OR LOCAL CONTRACTING ENTITY THAT AWARDS PUBLIC WORK CONTRACTS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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