Assembly Bill A10263

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes political subdivisions to award public contracts to participants of a MWBE program at a cost premium not to exceed ten percent of the lowest bid

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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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2019-A10263 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2247
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §104-a, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3185
2011-2012: S1330
2013-2014: S416
2015-2016: S2298
2017-2018: S4220
2021-2022: A7496
2023-2024: A1271

2019-A10263 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes political subdivisions to award public contracts to participants of a minority and women owned business enterprise program at a cost premium not to exceed ten percent of the lowest bid.

2019-A10263 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10263
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing
   political subdivisions to award public contracts to participants of  a
   minority and women owned business enterprise program at a cost premium
   not  to exceed ten percent of the lowest bid as an available remedy to
   a demonstrated disparity
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 104-a of the general municipal law, as amended by
 chapter 468 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   § 104-a. Purchasing [of products] for public use.  1.  Notwithstanding
 the  provisions  of section one hundred three of this [chapter] ARTICLE,
 when purchasing products the officer, board or agency of  any  political
 subdivision  or  of  any  district  therein charged with the awarding of
 public contracts may, wherever recycled products meet contract  specifi-
 cations  and  the  price  of  such  products  is reasonably competitive,
 purchase such products. For the purpose of  this  [section]  SUBDIVISION
 and  until  July  first, nineteen hundred ninety-six, "recycled product"
 shall mean any product which has been manufactured from secondary  mate-
 rials, as defined in subdivision one of section two hundred sixty-one of
 the  economic  development  law,  and  meets  secondary material content
 requirements adopted by the office of general services  [under  subdivi-
 sion  one of section one hundred seventy-seven of the state finance law]
 for products available to the political subdivision  or  district  under
 state  contract  or,  if no such contract for such product is available,
 any product which meets  the  secondary  material  content  requirements
 adopted by the political subdivision or district thereof with respect to
 a  specific  commodity  procurement  by  such  entity. On and after July
 first, nineteen hundred ninety-six, "recycled product" shall  mean,  for
 the  purposes  of this [section] SUBDIVISION, any product which is manu-
 factured from secondary materials, as  defined  in  subdivision  one  of
 section two hundred sixty-one of the economic development law, and which
 meets  the  requirements  of  subdivision  two of section 27-0717 of the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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