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NY State Senate Bill S6293A
senate Bill S6293A
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Dec 31, 2019 approval memo.94
signed chap.749
ordered to third reading rules cal.511
substituted for a7636b
Jun 18, 2019 ordered to third reading cal.1668
Jun 16, 2019 print number 6293a
Jun 16, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to rules
S6293A
S6293 - Details
S6293 - Summary
Authorizes in the city of New York, for certain public work undertaken pursuant to project labor agreements, use of the alternative delivery method known as design-build contracts.
S6293 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6293
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend chapter 59 of the laws of 2018,
constituting the New York city BQE Design-Build act, in relation to
public work authorization and the effectiveness thereof and repealing
certain provisions of such chapter relating thereto
This bill expands New York City's express Design Build authorization to
fully include: the Department of Design & Construction (DDC), Department
of Transportation, Department of Environmental Protection, School
Construction Authority, Department of Parks & Recreation (Parks), New
York City Housing Authority & The New York City Health & Hospitals
The authorization applies to any public work undertaken pursuant to a
project labor agreement in accordance with Section 222 of the labor law
that has an estimated total cost of no less than 10 million dollars,
with the exception of Parks and DDC where such threshold is set at no
less than 1.2 million dollars.
Contracts would be subject to applicable federal, state and local
requirements for disadvantaged business enterprises and minority and
Further, this bill requires an annual report to the Governor and Legis-
lature; and the legislation would sunset on July lst, 2022.
Design-build is a method of project delivery in which one entity works
under a single contract to provide design and construction services.
This method minimizes project risk for the owner, increases the account-
ability of contractors and streamlines the delivery schedule by
compressing two procurements into one procurement and eliminating one
procurement cycle, and further streamlines the delivery schedule by
overlapping the design and construction phases of a project.
Design-build contracting saves time and money by eliminating time in
procuring design services separately from construction services, and by
making a single entity responsible for a project, reducing the possibil-
ity of contract claims related to design errors or omissions.  Addi-
tionally, design-build contracting introduces the possibility of inno-
vation during project performance by incentivizing the project provider
to think of creative ways to reduce project schedule and delivery meth-
Today, government entities, including the State of New York, are
increasingly embracing design-build contracting as a preferred method of
project delivery. Certain State agencies and authorities have been
authorized to utilize the design-build method of project delivery, and
have used design-build for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project and
for more than 30 other projects, including the Kosciuszko Bridge
replacement and the Long Island Rail Road Rehabilitation of Atlantic
Avenue Viaduct. Additionally the City of New York was authorized to use
design build on three major projects, including the reconstruction of
the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, the construction of replacement facili-
ties for the Rikers Island jail complex, and vital repairs for New York
City Housing Authority buildings.
This bill would provide the City of New York and related public entities
with the opportunity to use design-build in order to provide taxpayers
capital projects of superior quality and on a faster timetable. Included
in the authorization is a requirement that the City enter into project
labor agreements in accordance with section 222 of the Labor Law and
provide critical public employee protections including non-displacement
safeguards. Design build contracts would be subject to applicable feder-
al, state and local requirements for disadvantaged business enterprises
and minority and women-owned business enterprises. The authorization
would be for public work s that have an estimated total cost of no less
than 10 million dollars, with the exception of Parks and DDC where such
threshold is set at no less than 1.2 million dollars.
Massive savings on projects costs to the City of New York.
This act shall take effect immediately; sunset of 07.01.2022 is
S6293 - Bill Text download pdf
Introduced  by  Sens. COMRIE, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
AN ACT to amend chapter 59 of the laws of  2018,  constituting  the  New
York  city  BQE  Design-Build act, in relation to public work authori-
zation and the effectiveness thereof and repealing certain  provisions
of such chapter relating thereto
Section 1.  Section 1 of part QQQ of chapter 59 of the laws  of  2018,
constituting  the New York city BQE Design-Build act, is amended to read
city [BQE] Design-Build act".
§  2. Section 2 of part QQQ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, consti-
tuting the New York city BQE Design-Build act, is  amended  to  read  as
(a)  "Authorized  entity"  shall  mean the New York city department of
design and construction, [and] the New York city department of transpor-
tation, THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  PROTECTION,  THE
NEW  YORK  CITY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY, THE NEW YORK CITY DEPART-
MENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, THE NEW YORK  CITY  HEALTH  AND  HOSPITALS
CORPORATION, AND NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY.
(b)  "Best  value"  shall  mean  the  basis for awarding contracts for
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minority-  or  women-owned business enterprises pursuant to article 15-A
of the executive law, and certified pursuant to local law  as  minority-
or  women-owned business enterprises. Where an agency identifies a quan-
titative factor pursuant to this paragraph, the agency must specify that
businesses certified as minority- or  women-owned  business  enterprises
pursuant to article 15-A of the executive law as well as those certified
as  minority- or women-owned business enterprises or pursuant to section
1304 of the New York City charter  are  eligible  to  qualify  for  such
factor.  Nothing  in  this paragraph shall be construed as a requirement
that such businesses be concurrently certified as  minority-  or  women-
owned  business enterprises under both article 15-A of the executive law
and section 1304 of the New York City charter to qualify for such  quan-
titative   factors.   IN  ADDITION,  WHERE  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY ACTS AS THE AUTHORIZED ENTITY, BUSINESSES  CERTI-
FIED  AS  MINORITY-  OR  WOMEN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES  PURSUANT TO
SECTION 1743 OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO  QUALIFY
FOR  SUCH FACTOR. Such basis shall reflect, wherever possible, objective
and quantifiable analysis.
(c) "Cost plus" shall mean compensating a contractor for the  cost  to
(d)  "Design-build  contract" shall mean a contract for the design and
(e)  "Project  labor  agreement"  shall  have the meaning set forth in
[(f)  "Public  work"  shall mean a public work in the city of New York
related to the following, and shall refer to this public work;  Brooklyn
Queens  Expressway, from the vicinity of Atlantic avenue to the vicinity
of Sands street in Kings county.]
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§ 3. Section 4 of part QQQ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018,  consti-
tuting  the  New  York  city BQE Design-Build act, is amended to read as
§  4. Notwithstanding any general, special or local law, rule or regu-
lation to the contrary, including but not limited to article 5-A of  the
general  municipal law, SECTIONS 1734 AND 1735 OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
LAW, ARTICLE 8 OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, SECTION 7210 OF THE  EDUCATION
LAW, AND SECTION 8 OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION
ACT, and in conformity with the requirements of this act, for any public
work that has an estimated cost of not less than ten million dollars and
is  undertaken  pursuant to a project labor agreement in accordance with
section 222 of the labor law, an authorized entity charged with awarding
a contract for public work  may  use  the  alternative  delivery  method
referred  to as design-build contracts.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE NEW
YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION IS AUTHORIZED  TO  USE  THE
ALTERNATIVE  DELIVERY  METHOD  REFERRED TO AS DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS FOR
ANY PUBLIC  WORK  AND  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  DEPARTMENT  OF  DESIGN  AND
CONSTRUCTION IS AUTHORIZED TO USE DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS FOR ANY MUNICI-
PALLY  OWNED  HOMELAND  SECURITY BOLLARD, LIBRARY, MUSEUM, OR PEDESTRIAN
RAMP PROJECT THAT HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF NOT LESS THAN ONE MILLION TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IF SUCH PUBLIC WORK IS OTHERWISE IN  CONFORMITY
advertised request for qualifications.  The authorized entity's  request
criteria in generating the list. Such selection criteria  shall  include
including the provisions of articles 145, 147, and 148 of the  education
rate  all  responding  entities to the request for qualifications. Based
graph two of this subdivision.  To the extent consistent with applicable
contract  pursuant to this section, the participation of: (i) responding
prises  pursuant  to  article  15-A  of  the executive law, or certified
pursuant to local law as minority- or women-owned business  enterprises;
and  (ii) small business concerns identified pursuant to subdivision (b)
of section 139-g of the state finance law.
authorized entity. The authorized  entity  shall  issue  a  request  for
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enterprises pursuant to article 15-A of the  executive  law  OR  SECTION
1743  OF  THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, or certified pursuant to local law
as minority-  or  women-owned  business  enterprises.  The  request  for
proposals  shall  also  specify  the criteria to be used to evaluate the
responses and the relative weight of each of such criteria. Such  crite-
ria  shall  include  the  proposal's cost, the quality of the proposal's
solution, the qualifications and experience of the proposer,  and  other
factors  deemed  pertinent  by the authorized entity, which may include,
but shall not be limited to,  the  proposal's  manner  and  schedule  of
project implementation, the proposer's ability to complete the work in a
timely  and  satisfactory  manner,  maintenance  costs  of the completed
public work, maintenance of traffic approach, and community impact.  Any
contract  awarded  pursuant to this act shall be awarded to a responsive
and responsible proposer, which, in consideration  of  these  and  other
specified  criteria  deemed  pertinent, offers the best value, as deter-
mined by the authorized entity. The request for proposals shall  include
a  statement that proposers shall designate in writing those portions of
the proposal that contain trade secrets or other proprietary information
that are to remain confidential; that the material designated as  confi-
dential  shall  be  readily separable from the proposal. Nothing in this
subdivision shall be construed to prohibit the  authorized  entity  from
negotiating  final  contract  terms  and  conditions including cost. All
proposals submitted shall be scored according to the criteria listed  in
the  request  for  proposals and such final scores shall be published on
the authorized entity's website.
(1) A cost-plus  not  to  exceed  guaranteed  maximum  price  form  of
audit  all costs. In establishing the schedule and process for determin-
ing a guaranteed maximum price,  the  contract  between  the  authorized
(i)  Describe  the  scope  of the work and the cost of performing such
(iii) Include a list of all drawings, specifications and other  infor-
(iv)  Include  the  dates of substantial and final completion on which
dollar amount for a  contract  which  comprises  a  single  bid  without
providing  a  cost breakdown for all costs such as for equipment, labor,
materials, as well as such contractor's profit for completing all  items
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§  4. Section 7 of part QQQ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, consti-
§  7.  Each  contract entered into by an authorized entity pursuant to
this act shall comply with the  objectives  and  goals  with  regard  to
minority-  and women-owned business enterprises pursuant to, as applica-
ble, section 6-129 of the administrative code of the city of  New  York,
SUBDIVISION  6  OF  SECTION  8 OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS
CORPORATION ACT, SECTION 1743 OF THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW  or,  for
projects  or  public  works  receiving  federal  aid, applicable federal
requirements for disadvantaged business  enterprises  or  minority-  and
§  5. Section 9 of part QQQ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, consti-
tuting the New York city BQE Design-Build act, is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
(D)  PROVIDED  FURTHER  THAT  ANY  DESIGN-BUILD  CONTRACT  AND PROJECT
AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT SHALL REQUIRE QUALITY  ASSURANCE  ACTIV-
ITIES,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION FUNCTIONS,
TO BE PERFORMED BY CITY EMPLOYEES OR CITY  WORKFORCE  ENGINEERS  THROUGH
THE PROJECT COMPLETION OR FINAL ACCEPTANCE PHASE.
§ 6. Section 12 of part QQQ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, consti-
tuting  the  New  York  city BQE Design-Build act, is REPEALED and a new
section 12 is added to read as follows:
§ 12. THE AUTHORITY CONFERRED BY THIS ACT SHALL NOT IMPACT  OR  IMPAIR
THE  AUTHORIZATION  GRANTED  TO  ANY PUBLIC WORK COVERED BY THE NEW YORK
CITY BQE DESIGN-BUILD ACT, THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING  AUTHORITY  MODERN-
IZATION  INVESTMENT  ACT OR THE NEW YORK CITY RIKERS ISLAND JAIL COMPLEX
REPLACEMENT ACT SHALL CONTINUE TO BE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF  SUCH
ACT WHILE SUCH PROVISIONS ARE IN EFFECT.
§  7. Part QQQ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, constituting the New
York city BQE Design-Build act, is amended by adding a new section  12-a
§  12-A.  A  REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN JUNE 30, 2020 AND
ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, TO THE GOVERNOR, THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
SENATE  AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK CONTAIN-
ING INFORMATION ON EACH AUTHORIZED CITY ENTITY THAT HAS ENTERED  INTO  A
DESIGN-BUILD  OR  BEST  VALUE CONTRACT PURSUANT TO THIS ACT, WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A DESCRIPTION OF EACH PROJECT,  PROCURE-
MENT  INFORMATION  INCLUDING  THE  SHORT  LIST OF QUALIFIED BIDDERS, THE
TOTAL COST OF EACH PROJECT, THE ESTIMATED COST AND SCHEDULE  SAVINGS  OF
EACH PROJECT, AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE SAVINGS WERE DETERMINED, AND THE
PARTICIPATION  RATE  AND TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE OF EXPENDITURES ON MINORITY-
AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES FOR EACH CONTRACT.
§ 8. Section 13 of part QQQ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, consti-
§  13.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed [2 years after such date] JULY 1, 2022,  provided  that,
public  works  with  requests  for  qualifications  issued prior to such
repeal shall be permitted to continue  under  this  act  notwithstanding
§  9.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
the amendments to the "New York  city  BQE  Design-Build  act"  made  by
sections  one,  two, three, four, five, six, seven and eight of this act
shall not affect the repeal of such act and  shall  be  deemed  repealed
S6293A (ACTIVE) - Details
S6293A (ACTIVE) - Summary
S6293A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6293A
delivery method known as design-build contracts; and providing for the
with the exception for certain homeland security, cultural, and housing
lature; and the legislation would sunset three years after being signed
would be for public works that have an estimated total cost of no less
than 10 million dollars, with certain exceptions where such threshold is
set at no less than 1.2 million dollars.
This act shall take effect immediately; sunset after three years.
S6293A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
6293--A
Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE,  JACKSON,  LIU  -- read twice and ordered
AN  ACT  to  authorize,  for certain public works undertaken pursuant to
as design-build contracts;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
design and construction, the New York city department  of  environmental
protection, the New York city department of transportation, the New York
city  department  of  parks and recreation, the New York city health and
hospitals corporation, the New York city school  construction  authority
and the New York city housing authority.
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for such factor.
lation to the contrary, including but not limited to section 7210 of the
education  law,  article  5-A of the general municipal law, article 8 of
the public  housing law, sections 1734 and 1735 of the  public  authori-
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ties  law and section 8 of the New York city health and hospitals corpo-
ration act, and in conformity with the requirements of this act, for any
public work that has an estimated cost  of  not  less  than  10  million
dollars  and  is  undertaken  pursuant  to  a project labor agreement in
accordance with section 222 of  the  labor  law,  an  authorized  entity
charged with awarding a contract for public work may use the alternative
delivery method referred to as design-build contracts.  Provided, howev-
er,  that  any  authorized  entity  charged with awarding a contract for
public work in connection with property within the jurisdiction  of  the
New  York  city  department of parks and recreation or the New York city
housing authority is authorized to use the alternative  delivery  method
referred  to as design-build contracts for any such public work that has
an estimated cost of not less than  one  million  two  hundred  thousand
dollars if such public work is otherwise in conformity with the require-
ments  of  this act. Provided further that any authorized entity may use
the alternative delivery method referred to  as  design-build  contracts
for  any  public  work  that  has an estimated cost of not less than one
million two hundred thousand dollars if such public work is otherwise in
conformity with the requirements of this act and primarily consists  of:
pedestrian  ramps  and similar infrastructure to improve access to side-
walks in the city of New York for people with  disabilities;  renovation
and construction of cultural institutions located on publicly owned real
property  and  of  public libraries in the city of New York; or security
infrastructure, including bollards, planters and other  physical  struc-
tures, designed to protect life and property from acts of terror or mass
(a) A contractor selected by such an authorized entity to enter into a
pursuant to local law as minority- or women-owned business  enterprises,
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or,  where  the  New York city school construction authority acts as the
authorized entity, certified pursuant to  section  1743  of  the  public
authorities law; and (ii) small business concerns identified pursuant to
subdivision  (b) of section 139-g of the state finance law. In addition,
nothing in this section shall be deemed to supersede any  pre-qualifica-
tion  guidelines  or  requirements  otherwise  authorized  by law for an
authorized entity.
the authorized entity's website after registration of such  contract  or
the  date  upon  which such contract may be implemented, if registration
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§  5.  Any  contract entered into pursuant to this act shall include a
clause requiring that any professional services  regulated  by  articles
§  6.  Construction  with  respect to each contract entered into by an
authorized entity pursuant to this act shall be deemed a  "public  work"
to  be  performed  in accordance with the provisions of article 8 of the
labor law, as well as subject to sections 200, 240, 241 and 242 of  such
ble  federal requirements for prevailing wage. Any contract entered into
pursuant to this act shall  include  a  clause  requiring  the  selected
design  builder  to  obligate  every  tier  of contractor working on the
public work to comply with the project  labor  agreement  referenced  in
section  three  of  this  act, and shall include project labor agreement
compliance monitoring and enforcement  provisions  consistent  with  the
this act shall comply with the objectives  and  goals  relating  to  the
performance  of design and construction services by minority- and women-
owned business enterprises pursuant to, as applicable, section 6-129  of
the  administrative  code  of  the  city  of  New York, subdivision 6 of
section 8 of the New York city health  and  hospitals  corporation  act,
section  1743  of the public authorities law, or, for projects or public
works receiving federal aid, applicable federal requirements for  disad-
vantaged  business  enterprises  or  minority-  and women-owned business
§ 8. Public works undertaken by an authorized entity pursuant to  this
act  shall  be  subject to the requirements of article 8 of the environ-
mental conservation law, and, where applicable, the requirements of  the
§  9.  (a)  Notwithstanding  any provision of law to the contrary, all
rights or benefits, including terms and conditions  of  employment,  and
employees of authorized entities solely in connection with  public  work
undertaken  by  an  authorized  entity  pursuant  to  this act, shall be
collective bargaining agreements; and (2) transfer  of  existing  duties
and  functions related to maintenance and operations currently performed
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(c) Employees of  authorized  entities  using  design-build  contracts
serving  in  positions  in newly created titles shall be assigned to the
appropriate bargaining unit. Nothing contained  in  this  act  shall  be
construed  to  affect (1) the existing rights of employees of such enti-
(d)  Without  limiting  contractors'  obligations  under  design-build
contracts to issue  their  own  initial  certifications  of  substantial
completion and final completion, public employees of authorized entities
shall  review and determine whether the work performed by contractors is
acceptable and has been performed  in  accordance  with  the  applicable
design-build  contracts, and if such public employees so determine, such
public  employees  shall  accept  contractors'  substantial   or   final
completion  of the public works as applicable. Performance by authorized
entities of any review  described  in  this  subdivision  shall  not  be
construed  to  modify  or  limit contractors' obligations to perform the
work in strict accordance with the applicable design-build contracts  or
the contractors' or any subcontractors' obligations or liabilities under
§  12.  The authority conferred by this act shall not impact or impair
the application of section 1740 of the public authorities law concerning
the use of outside design, drafting or inspection services, and shall be
in addition to the authority conferred by any other law upon any author-
ized entity, provided that any public work covered by the New York  city
BQE  design-build act, the New York city housing authority modernization
investment act or the New York city Rikers Island jail complex  replace-
ment  act  shall  continue  to be governed by the provisions of such act
while such provisions are in effect.
§ 13. A report shall be submitted no later  than  June  30,  2020  and
annually  thereafter,  to  the  governor, the temporary president of the
senate and the speaker of the assembly by the city of New York on behalf
of its agencies, the New York city housing authority, the New York  city
school  construction  authority, and the New York city health and hospi-
tals corporation  containing  information  regarding  each  design-build
contract  procured  pursuant  to  this  act. Such report shall include a
description of each such design-build  contract,  information  regarding
the  procurement  process  for each such design-build contract including
the list of responding entities that demonstrated the general capability
to perform the design-build contract pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdi-
vision (a) of section four of this act, the total cost of  each  design-
build  contract,  an explanation of the estimated savings resulting from
the design-build method, and the participation rate of and total  dollar
value  of  monies paid to minority- and women-owned business enterprises
under such design-build contract.
§ 14. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  and  be
deemed repealed three years after such date, provided that, public works