New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LXXIV - New York City School Construction Authority › Part 9606 - Guidelines For Minority And Women Business Enterprise Certification › Section 9606.6 - Application intake and verification

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The authority will date stamp an
				application upon receiving it. If an application is received by the authority
				and required documents are missing, questions are unanswered or the application
				is not properly notarized, the authority will notify the applicant of these
				deficiencies. An applicant may cure the noticed deficiency by providing the
				authority with documents or information requested within 20 days of the date of
				notice.
(b) If the applicant does
				not cure a noticed deficiency, pursuant to procedures set forth in subdivision
				(a) of this section and the application remains incomplete, for at least 20
				days of the date of the notice of deficiency, the applicant shall be notified,
				in writing, that its application has been rejected and will not be
				processed.
(c) An applicant may not
				reapply for certification for at least 120 days of the date of the notice of
				rejection of its application.
(d)
				Documentation may be required to substantiate the claim of membership in a
				minority group. This documentation may include, but is not limited to: birth
				certificates, naturalization papers, registration on Indian tribal rolls, and
				nonresident visas.
(e) Applicants
				for certification shall be required to consent to inquiries of bonding
				companies, banking institutions, credit agencies, contractors, affiliates and
				clients to ascertain the applicant's eligibility for certification. Refusal to
				permit such inquiries shall be grounds for rejection of a certification
				application.
(f) An application may
				be deemed complete when after a visit by the office of the authority's economic
				and employment opportunities division to the applicant's place of business has
				occurred, or, when a written notice has been sent to the applicant by the
				authority stating that its application is complete. Refusal to permit an
				inspection of its place of business shall be grounds for rejection of the
				application.
(g) An application may
				be withdrawn by an applicant, without prejudice, at any time prior to the site
				visit. Following the withdrawal of an application, the applicant may not
				reapply for certification for a period of at least 120 days.
(h) The authority shall not be required to
				conduct a site visit to the applicant's place of business where an out-of-state
				firm possesses certification from an agency in the applicant's home state which
				conducts a certification program recognized by the authority, or possess
				certification from an agency located in any other state which conducts a
				certification program recognized by the authority. Evidence of this
				certification must be submitted to the office. In those instances where an
				out-of-state applicant does not possess certification from a recognized
				certification program, the director may reject an applicant.