Bill Text: NY A04810 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Relates to labor performed under certain public work contracts; defines "job order contract" as certain competitive bid, indefinite quantity, fixed price, multi-task contracts; provides that such contracts shall have a defined scope of work and detailed description of such work; provides that such information shall be filed with the fiscal officer before soliciting for bids; provides that the cost of a job order contract may not exceed $500,000.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2013-12-18 - tabled [A04810 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A04810-Amended.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        4810--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 11, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ABBATE, BRONSON, STECK -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Labor -- reported and referred to the Committee on
         Codes -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
         amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, the state finance law and the general
         municipal law, in relation to labor  performed  under  certain  public
         work contracts
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 220 of the labor law is amended by
    2  adding a new paragraph m to read as follows:
    3    M. "JOB ORDER CONTRACT" SHALL MEAN A COMPETITIVE BID, INDEFINITE QUAN-
    4  TITY, FIXED PRICE, MULTI-TASK CONTRACT, WHERE A BASE CONTRACT IS AWARDED
    5  WITH  PRE-ESTABLISHED  TASKS  AND  PRICES,  SPECIFICATIONS  AND  GENERAL
    6  CONTRACT  CONDITIONS.  CONTRACTORS  ARE PERMITTED TO BID BY SUBMITTING A
    7  COEFFICIENT OR COEFFICIENTS FOR A JOB ORDER CONTRACT  BASED  ON  A  UNIT
    8  PRICE  BOOK, WHICH CONTAINS A LIST OF ALL TASKS THAT MAY BE PERFORMED AS
    9  PART OF THE WORK  TO  BE  PERFORMED  UNDER  THE  BASE  CONTRACT.    SUCH
   10  CONTRACTS  MUST  BE  FILED  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
   11  JURISDICTION AND MUST EXPRESSLY STATE THAT ALL WORK PERFORMED UNDER SUCH
   12  CONTRACT IS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   13    S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section  148  to
   14  read as follows:
   15    S  148.  JOB  ORDER CONTRACTS. 1. "JOB ORDER CONTRACT", SHALL HAVE THE
   16  SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH M OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF  SECTION
   17  TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE LABOR LAW.
   18    2.  THE  JOB  ORDER  CONTRACT MUST HAVE A DEFINED SCOPE OF WORK, WHICH
   19  INCLUDES:
   20    A. A LIMITATION TO ONE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS COMMONLY REFERRED  TO
   21  AS THE CAPITAL DISTRICT, MOHAWK VALLEY, HUDSON VALLEY, CENTRAL NEW YORK,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08603-02-3
       A. 4810--A                          2
    1  FINGER  LAKES,  WESTERN  NEW  YORK,  SOUTHERN  TIER, NORTH COUNTRY, LONG
    2  ISLAND OR NEW YORK CITY;
    3    B.    IDENTIFICATION OF TRADES RELEVANT FOR THE SPECIFIC SCOPE OF WORK
    4  TO BE PERFORMED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
    5    (I) BASIC TRADES, INCLUDING CARPENTERS, LABORERS AND BRICKLAYERS,
    6    (II) PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING,
    7    (III) STEAM HEATING, HOT WATER HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITION-
    8  ING APPARATUS,
    9    (IV) ELECTRIC WIRING AND STANDARD ILLUMINATING FIXTURES,
   10    (V) ROOFING,
   11    (VI) WELDING,
   12    (VII) IRONWORK,
   13    (VIII) CONCRETE FINISHING, OR
   14    (IX) PAINTING AND PLASTERING; AND
   15    C. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER  THE  BASE
   16  CONTRACT,  A  LIST  OF  THE  TASKS  NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK TO BE
   17  PERFORMED UNDER THE BASE CONTRACT AND THE TRADE CLASSIFICATIONS  OF  THE
   18  WORKERS,  MECHANICS  AND  LABORERS  WHO  WILL PERFORM EACH OF THE LISTED
   19  TASKS IN THE BASE CONTRACT.
   20    3. THE DEFINED SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE  BASE  CONTRACT
   21  MUST  NOT BE OVERLY BROAD SO AS TO PREVENT THE CONTRACTOR FROM MAKING AN
   22  INFORMED BID DURING THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS. THE CONTRACTING  ENTITY
   23  MUST  LIMIT  THE  WORK  TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE BASE CONTRACT TO THOSE
   24  PRE-ESTABLISHED TASKS AND PRICES REFERRED TO  IN  THE  GENERAL  CONTRACT
   25  CONDITIONS.
   26    4. BEFORE SOLICITING BIDS FOR THE BASE CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTING ENTI-
   27  TY  SHALL FILE ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH
   28  A OF SUBDIVISION THREE-A OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE LABOR  LAW
   29  WITH THE FISCAL OFFICER. THE CONTRACTING ENTITY MAY NOT SOLICIT BIDS FOR
   30  THE  CONTRACT  UNTIL ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH A
   31  OF SUBDIVISION THREE-A OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF  THE  LABOR  LAW
   32  HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.
   33    5.  THE COST OF A JOB ORDER CONTRACT MAY NOT EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED THOU-
   34  SAND DOLLARS. SUCH CONTRACT IS LIMITED TO ONE YEAR AND  MAY  BE  RENEWED
   35  FOR  AN ADDITIONAL TWELVE MONTHS TWICE SO LONG AS THE FIVE HUNDRED THOU-
   36  SAND DOLLAR THRESHOLD HAS NOT  BEEN  REACHED.  IT  IS  IMPERMISSIBLE  TO
   37  SUBDIVIDE  A  CONTRACT  INTO  SEPARATE  CONTRACTS  IN  ORDER TO MEET THE
   38  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  THE RESTRICTIONS IN THIS  SUBDIVISION
   39  SHALL  NOT  APPLY WHERE THE PUBLIC OWNER REQUIRES A PROJECT LABOR AGREE-
   40  MENT CONSISTENT WITH PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THE
   41  LABOR LAW.
   42    6. THE JOB ORDER CONTRACT AND ALL SUBCONTRACTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  SUCH
   43  JOB  ORDER  CONTRACT  MUST EXPRESSLY STATE THAT ALL WORK PERFORMED UNDER
   44  SUCH CONTRACTS IS PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY  OF  THE  LABOR
   45  LAW.
   46    7.  THESE  REQUIREMENTS  APPLY  TO ALL JOB ORDER CONTRACTS ISSUED BY A
   47  STATE AGENCY, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWO-A  OF  THIS
   48  CHAPTER,  A  COVERED AUTHORITY, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION
   49  TWO-A OF THIS CHAPTER, THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY,  ESTABLISHED
   50  UNDER  TITLE  ONE OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, AND THE
   51  NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY, ESTABLISHED UNDER TITLE SIX
   52  OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW. ALL SUCH  ENTITIES  MUST
   53  LIMIT  ASSIGNMENT  UNDER  CONTRACTS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO A
   54  MINORITY PORTION OF ITS ANNUAL CAPITAL BUDGET, IF SUCH BUDGET EXISTS.
   55    8. IF AN ENTITY DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION SEEKS A
   56  THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT TO ASSIST, IN ANY MANNER, WITH THE BIDDING AND/OR
       A. 4810--A                          3
    1  IMPLEMENTATION OF A JOB ORDER CONTRACT, SUCH THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT MUST
    2  BE SELECTED PURSUANT TO A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS.
    3    9.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY NOR RESTRICT THE USE OF JOB ORDER
    4  CONTRACTS:
    5    A. IN  ANY  RECONSTRUCTION,  REPAIR,  REHABILITATION,  OR  MAINTENANCE
    6  EFFORTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  DAMAGES  FROM  THE TWO THOUSAND TWELVE STORM,
    7  COMMONLY KNOWN AS HURRICANE SANDY, OR
    8    B. DURING ANY "STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY" THE  RECONSTRUCTION,  REPAIR,
    9  REHABILITATION,  OR  MAINTENANCE EFFORTS RESULTING FROM A NATURAL OR MAN
   10  MADE "DISASTER" AS SUCH TERMS  ARE  DEFINED  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
   11  SECTION TWENTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   12    S  3.  The  general  municipal  law is amended by adding a new section
   13  103-h to read as follows:
   14    S 103-H. JOB ORDER CONTRACTS. 1. "JOB ORDER CONTRACT", SHALL HAVE  THE
   15  SAME  MEANING AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH M OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION
   16  TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE LABOR LAW.
   17    2. THE JOB ORDER CONTRACT MUST HAVE A DEFINED  SCOPE  OF  WORK,  WHICH
   18  INCLUDES:
   19    A.  A LIMITATION TO ONE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS COMMONLY REFERRED TO
   20  AS THE CAPITAL DISTRICT, MOHAWK VALLEY, HUDSON VALLEY, CENTRAL NEW YORK,
   21  FINGER LAKES, WESTERN NEW  YORK,  SOUTHERN  TIER,  NORTH  COUNTRY,  LONG
   22  ISLAND OR NEW YORK CITY;
   23    B.    IDENTIFICATION OF TRADES RELEVANT FOR THE SPECIFIC SCOPE OF WORK
   24  TO BE PERFORMED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   25    (I) BASIC TRADES, INCLUDING CARPENTERS, LABORERS AND BRICKLAYERS,
   26    (II) PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING,
   27    (III) STEAM HEATING, HOT WATER HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITION-
   28  ING APPARATUS,
   29    (IV) ELECTRIC WIRING AND STANDARD ILLUMINATING FIXTURES,
   30    (V) ROOFING,
   31    (VI) WELDING,
   32    (VII) IRONWORK,
   33    (VIII) CONCRETE FINISHING, OR
   34    (IX) PAINTING AND PLASTERING; AND
   35    C. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER  THE  BASE
   36  CONTRACT,  A  LIST  OF  THE  TASKS  NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK TO BE
   37  PERFORMED UNDER THE BASE CONTRACT AND THE TRADE CLASSIFICATIONS  OF  THE
   38  WORKERS,  MECHANICS  AND  LABORERS  WHO  WILL PERFORM EACH OF THE LISTED
   39  TASKS IN THE BASE CONTRACT.
   40    3. THE DEFINED SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE  BASE  CONTRACT
   41  MUST  NOT BE OVERLY BROAD SO AS TO PREVENT THE CONTRACTOR FROM MAKING AN
   42  INFORMED BID DURING THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS. THE CONTRACTING  ENTITY
   43  MUST  LIMIT  THE  WORK  TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE BASE CONTRACT TO THOSE
   44  PRE-ESTABLISHED TASKS AND PRICES REFERRED TO  IN  THE  GENERAL  CONTRACT
   45  CONDITIONS.
   46    4. BEFORE SOLICITING BIDS FOR THE BASE CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTING ENTI-
   47  TY  SHALL FILE ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH
   48  A OF SUBDIVISION THREE-A OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE LABOR  LAW
   49  WITH THE FISCAL OFFICER. THE CONTRACTING ENTITY MAY NOT SOLICIT BIDS FOR
   50  THE  BASE  CONTRACT  UNTIL ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARA-
   51  GRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION THREE-A OF SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED  TWENTY  OF  THE
   52  LABOR LAW HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.
   53    5.  THE COST OF A JOB ORDER CONTRACT MAY NOT EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED THOU-
   54  SAND DOLLARS. SUCH CONTRACT IS LIMITED TO ONE YEAR AND  MAY  BE  RENEWED
   55  FOR  AN ADDITIONAL TWELVE MONTHS TWICE SO LONG AS THE FIVE HUNDRED THOU-
   56  SAND DOLLAR THRESHOLD HAS NOT  BEEN  REACHED.  IT  IS  IMPERMISSIBLE  TO
       A. 4810--A                          4
    1  SUBDIVIDE  A  CONTRACT  INTO  SEPARATE  CONTRACTS  IN  ORDER TO MEET THE
    2  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  THE RESTRICTIONS IN THIS  SUBDIVISION
    3  SHALL  NOT  APPLY WHERE THE PUBLIC OWNER REQUIRES A PROJECT LABOR AGREE-
    4  MENT CONSISTENT WITH PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THE
    5  LABOR LAW.
    6    6.  THE  JOB  ORDER CONTRACT AND ALL SUBCONTRACTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH
    7  JOB ORDER CONTRACT MUST EXPRESSLY STATE THAT ALL  WORK  PERFORMED  UNDER
    8  SUCH  CONTRACTS  IS  PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE LABOR
    9  LAW.
   10    7. THESE REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO ALL POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS.  ALL  SUCH
   11  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS  MUST  LIMIT  ASSIGNMENTS UNDER CONTRACTS ISSUED
   12  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO A MINORITY PORTION  OF  ITS  ANNUAL  CAPITAL
   13  BUDGET, IF SUCH BUDGET EXISTS.
   14    8.  IF  A  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  SEEKS  A  THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT TO
   15  ASSIST, IN ANY MANNER, WITH THE BIDDING AND/OR IMPLEMENTATION OF  A  JOB
   16  ORDER CONTRACT, SUCH THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT MUST BE SELECTED PURSUANT TO
   17  A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS.
   18    9.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY NOR RESTRICT THE USE OF JOB ORDER
   19  CONTRACTS:
   20    A. IN  ANY  RECONSTRUCTION,  REPAIR,  REHABILITATION,  OR  MAINTENANCE
   21  EFFORTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  DAMAGES  FROM  THE TWO THOUSAND TWELVE STORM,
   22  COMMONLY KNOWN AS HURRICANE SANDY, OR
   23    B. DURING ANY "STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY" THE  RECONSTRUCTION,  REPAIR,
   24  REHABILITATION,  OR MAINTENANCE EFFORTS RESULTING FROM A NATURAL OR MAN-
   25  MADE "DISASTER" AS SUCH TERMS  ARE  DEFINED  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
   26  SECTION TWENTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   27    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all job
   28  order contracts solicited or renewed on or after such effective date.
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