This bill would require the Department of Investigations to conduct vendor name checks thirty days prior to the commencement of a contract with the city.
- Introduced
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Int. No.
By Council Members Gentile, Rosenthal and Crowley
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the department of investigation to complete vendor name checks for city vendors thirty days prior to the commencement of a contract
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 335 of the New York city charter is amended to read as follows:
§ 335 Centralized evaluation of contractor integrity, performance, and capability.
a. The mayor may evaluate the integrity, performance, and capability of entities that contract with the city, are seeking to contract with the city, or may seek to contract with the city. The mayor may designate one or more agencies to participate in such efforts. The evaluations of the mayor and any agency designated by the mayor may include conclusions regarding whether the entity should be considered a responsible contractor. The mayor and any agency designated by the mayor may make such evaluations and conclusions available to agencies and the public through a centralized data base.
b. The commissioner of investigation shall, whenever practicable, determine whether any person or entity doing business with the city is currently or has ever been the subject of an investigation by the department of investigation and submit such determination to the mayor at least 30 days prior to the commencement of a contract between such person or entity and an agency of the city.
§2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, except that the commissioner of investigation and the director of the mayor’s office of contract services may take all actions necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before such effective date.
ARP
LS # 10592
6/2/2017