What's happening
This bill sets new guidelines for disqualifying stand-by contractors for state contracts based on performance and integrity factors.
Why it matters
Expands the grounds for disqualifying stand-by contractors. by emphasizing not just legal compliance, but also past performance, price reasonableness, and contractor integrity—potentially raising the bar for eligibility to work on state contracts.
Incorporates consideration of criminal convictions. only as permitted under existing fair employment laws (Article 23-A of the Correction Law), which means contractors with convictions are given a fair assessment rather than automatic exclusion, balancing public protection with rehabilitation opportunities.
Aims to promote higher accountability and quality. in state contracting by explicitly including negligence, malfeasance, and prior contract performance as factors for disqualification, potentially reducing risks of poor project outcomes or misuse of public funds.
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Tougher Rules for State Contractors
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History
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3129
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to guidelines for disqualifying stand-by contractors
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3-0309 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph a-1 to read as follows:
a-1. guidelines for disqualifying contractors which shall be based upon section one hundred thirty-nine-b of the state finance law and such other factors deemed appropriate including, but not limited to, past performance on state contracts, reasonableness of price charged for past performance of state contracts, any negligence or malfeasance committed during the past performance of state contracts, and any conviction of a crime which reflects upon the honesty, integrity or capability of a contractor; provided, however that a criminal conviction shall be considered in a manner consistent with article twenty-three-A of the correction law;
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04652-01-9
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