Int. No. 801
By Council Members Won, Brooks-Powers, Louis, Stevens, Farías, Banks and Williams
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to explanations for subcontractor denials in city contracting
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 6 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 6-142.1 to read as follows:
§ 6-142.1. Subcontractor denial explanations. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Contractor. The term "contractor" means any person having a contract with a city agency.
Subcontractor. The term "subcontractor" means any person providing goods, labor or services to or for a contractor or another subcontractor in furtherance of such contractor's performance of a contract with a city agency.
b. If a contracting agency denies approval of a proposed subcontractor, the agency shall provide the contractor a detailed written explanation of the reasons for such denial within thirty days of such denial.
c. The procurement policy board may promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after enactment.
Session 13
ARP
LS # 16034
4/2/24