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Int 1379-2019

Requiring a minority and women-owned business enterprise consultant for city projects with budgets in excess of ten million dollars.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Contractsintroduced 2019-01-24

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2019-01-24Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would require that City contractors hire an independent MWBE consultant for every contract over ten million dollars as a way to enhance city procurement opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses.

Committee on Contracts — Procurement Policy Board, review of City procurement policies and procedures, oversight over government contracts, Mayor's Office of Contract Services and collection agency contracts.

How it compares

28% of similar bills passed

14 passed · 36 died

This bill: 1071 days in committee

Similar bills: median 657 days · 281 days when passed

Sponsors (3)

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-01-24 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-01-24 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-06-20 · Committee on Contracts
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-06-20 · Committee on Contracts
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Contracts · 2019-06-20 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
City Council · 2019-01-24 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (8)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision h of section 6-129 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add new subparagraph g to read as follows: (g) For each agency project with a contract budget in excess of ten million dollars and for which minority and women-owned business participation goals have been established pursuant to this section, the contracting agency shall hire an independent consultant with expertise in minority and women-owned business procurement to perform the following functions: (i) assisting the prime contractor in recruiting minority and women-owned businesses for procurement opportunities on such project; (ii) monitoring the prime contractor's compliance with minority and women-owned business participation goals; and (iii) reporting to the contracting agency on the prime contractor's performance in meeting minority and women-owned business participation goals. The prime contractor shall pay all costs associated with such independent consultant. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. ASB/JJ LS # 6651/Int. 1021-A-2015 LS #15 12/08/2017 10:49AM 1 1