What's happening
This bill allows state agencies to waive plan and specification deposit fees for MWBEs, SDVOBs, and for electronic access.
Why it matters
Reduces barriers for MWBEs and SDVOBs. By allowing state agencies to waive plan and specification deposit fees, the bill helps minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOBs) participate more easily in public works contracting, potentially increasing their access to state-funded opportunities.
Encourages digital access and modernizes procurement. The option to waive deposit fees when plans and specifications are accessed electronically promotes the use of digital documents, which can streamline the procurement process, reduce administrative costs, and improve accessibility for all vendors.
Increases competition and diversity in public works bidding. Lowering financial hurdles for underrepresented businesses could lead to a more diverse pool of bidders, fostering greater competition, innovation, and potentially better value for taxpayer dollars in public projects.
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Waive Fees for Bidding Plans
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- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.915
- Reported
- Referred to ways and means
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to governmental operations
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7991
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 24, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to deposits on plans and specifications for contracts for public works
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 143 of the state finance law, as amended by chapter 43 of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows:
1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general or special law, the board, division, department, bureau, agency, officer or commission of the state charged with the duty of preparing plans and specifications for and awarding or entering into contracts for the performance of public work [shall] may require the payment of a fixed sum of money, not exceeding one hundred dollars, for each copy of such plans and specifications, by persons or corporations desiring a copy thereof. Any person or corporation desiring a copy of such plans and specifications and making the deposit required by this section shall be furnished with one copy of the plans and specifications. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where payment is required it shall be waived upon request by minority- and women-owned business enterprises certified pursuant to article fifteen-A of the executive law or by service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises certified pursuant to article seventeen-B of the executive law. Such payment may also be waived when such plans and specifications are made available and obtained electronically or in any non-paper form from the board, division, department, bureau, agency, officer or commission of the state.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02122-01-7
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