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- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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BILL NUMBER:S2204
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to pre-qualified bidders
Purpose or general idea of bill
To clarify that when the New York City School Construction Authority establishes a project specific listing of pre-qualified contractors, such list must include all contractors who have been qualified for that type of work.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 1734 of the public authorities law to provide that lists of pre-qualified bidders established on a project-specific basis shall include all bidders that qualify.
Justification
Currently, the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) is authorized to establish project-specific lists of pre-qualified contractors who are capable of performing the work. This was intended to streamline the bidding process by providing a pool of qualified bidders who would then compete on price. The SCA, however, has used this power to limit bidding on certain projects to a select few contractors, even though seven other contractors were similarly qualified for the work. This provision was never intended to allow the SCA to limit competition by picking favored bidders for particular jobs. This practice flies in the face of open and competitive bidding, and can only lead to mischief. This bill would eliminate this practice by requiring that whenever SCA provides a list of pre-qualified bidders for a particular project, all SCA pre-qualified contractors that are qualified for the project must be included on the list.
Prior legislative history
S.2130 of 2009-10 - Corporations, Authorities, & Commissions S.1962 of 2007-08 - Corporations, Authorities, & Commissions S.8479 of 2006 - Rules
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to all bids solicited on and after such date.
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