Requires public corporations and agencies to provide written notice to each minority- or women-owned business enterprise that unsuccessfully bid on a contract of the reason or reasons why the business enterprise was unsuccessful in obtaining the contract.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A5011
SPONSOR: Bichotte Hermelyn TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law and the economic development
law, in relation to requiring public corporations and agencies to
provide written notice to each minority- or women-owned business enter-
prise that unsuccessfully bid on a contract of the reason or reasons why
the business enterprise was unsuccessful in obtaining the contract
PURPOSE::
This bill would require that minority and women-owned businesses be
informed of the reason that they were not awarded a State or municipal
contract.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS::
Section 1 requires corporations provide notice to each minority or
women-owned business enterprise that unsuccessfully bid on contract(s)
within 30 days of awarding a contract.
Section 2 requires agencies to provide notice to each minority and
women-owned business enterprise that unsuccessfully bid on contract
within 30 days of awarding a contract
Section 3 provides the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION::
This bill is intended to improve those businesses that are minority- or
women-owned business enterprises, which have not been successful in
bidding for contracts. Informing these businesses of underlying, perti-
nent and actionable facts concerning unsuccessful bias would provide
MWBEs an opportunity to better their chances for future success by
implementing the adequate tools, pricing, services, and/or documents
required to be a successful awardee in the future.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
02/21/24 print number 3910a
02/21/24 amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities, and
commissions
01/03/24 referred to corporations, authorities, and commissions
02/08/23 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
2021-2022: S3263 Passed Senate, died in Assembly
2019-20: S.5338/A.1481; passed Senate Corporations, 3rd Reading.
2017-18: A.10089; referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS::
TBD
EFFECTIVE DATE::
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.
