Memo on WTC redevelopment legislation, Nov 2003

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

1 not Icss than annually, publish in a newspapcr ot gencral circulation in-lhe eity-of New York^ an

2 advertisement requesting prospective bidders to submit qualification statements. Lists of pre-

3 qualified bidders shall be reviewed and updated not less than annually by the public agency.

4 Lists of pre-qualified bidders may be established on a project-specific basis; provided, however,

5 that any such list shall have no less than five bidders. The public agency procedures for

6 prequalifying bidders shall include an appeals process for those denied a place on a pre-qualified

7 list. The public agency may move forward on the contract award during such appeals.

8 b. Notwithstanding any general, special or local law or rule or regulation to

9 the contrary, for lower Manhattan redevelopment projects that exceed one million dollars, the

10 public agency shall require contractors and subcontractors to have, prior to entering into such

11 contracts, apprenticeship agreements appropriate for the type and scope of work to be performed.

12 that have been registered with and approved by the commissioner of the department of labor.

13 c. Contracts awarded pursuant to this act are contracts subject to the

14 requirements of article 15-A of the executive law. For the award of contracts pursuant to this .

15 act, the city of New York shall be considered a state agency under article 15-a (or its successor)

16 of the executive law for purposes of establishing goals for the participation of certified minority-

17 and women-owned business enterprises in contracts for lower Manhattan redevelopment

18 projects.

19 d. Notwithstanding any general, special or local law or rule or regulation to

20 the contrary, to facilitate the timely and cost effective completion of utility work in lower

21 Manhattan, the public agency may include in any contract for a lower Manhattan redevelopment

22 project any work that it deems necessary or desirable for the completion of such project that

23 requires the maintenance, support, protection or other accommodation of energy.

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