Attachment F
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
General Terms and Conditions
The Contractor shall perform the work of this contract within the period indicated on its Face Page, in accordance with the RFP, its Proposal and the Addendum to Proposal, if applicable, and in compliance with New York State and federal laws, rules and regulations, with the requirements established by the Department, and, where federal funds are involved, with the provisions of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-87 or A-133, as applicable.
Funding on this contract will be provided twelve months at a time unless expressly provided otherwise on the Face Page. Continuation of this contract at the end of each twelve month period will be contingent on the Department obtaining funds for the subsequent fiscal year, as well as, satisfactory performance by the Contractor as defined by the Department’s performance standards.
For multiyear funding, to obtain an additional twelve months of funding, the Contractor must submit all documents stated in the Standard Agreement within 30 days of notification by the Department that the contract will be renewed for an additional twelve months. Such documents must reflect the amount of funding provided by the Department as indicated in the above mentioned notification from the Department. In addition, the Contractor must provide a complete budget summary with full details of all planned program expenditures and any other information required by the Department.
The Department shall not be liable for any obligation incurred by the Contractor which is in excess of the funding set forth on the Face Page of the contract or any subsequent Modification Agreement.
The Contractor agrees to identify the person(s) who will be responsible for directing the work to be done under this Agreement. No change or substitution of such responsible person(s) will be made without prior approval in writing from the Department, to the degree that such change is within the reasonable control of the Contractor.
The Contractor agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Agreement and the attachments hereto. The Contractor specifically agrees to perform services according to the objectives, tasks, work plan and staffing plan contained in the appendices. If any specific event or conjunction of circumstances threatens the successful completion of this project, in whole or in part, including where relevant, timely completion of milestones, the Contractor agrees to submit to the Department within five days of occurrence or perception of such problem, a written description thereof together with a recommended solution thereto.
The Contractor agrees to be solely responsible for the recruitment, hiring, provision of employment benefits, payment of salaries and management of its project personnel, which shall be as shown in the Appendices. These functions shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.
The Contractor shall be responsible for the provision of necessary equipment and services for Contractor's staff, pursuant to and described in the narratives and budgets contained in the Appendices.
The Contractor ensures that the grounds, structures, buildings and furnishings at the program site(s) used under this Agreement are maintained in good repair and free from any danger to health or safety and that any building or structure used for program services complies with all applicable zoning, building, health, sanitary, and fire codes.
Not-for-Profit Corporations, Municipalities, School Districts or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services may request an initial advance of funds for contract disbursements from the Department in an amount of up to twenty-five (25) percent of the annual contract amount, if deemed appropriate by the Department. The advance shall be offset by crediting 33 1/3 percent of the advance in each of the last three months of the contract unless, in the Department's discretion, offset shall be recovered sooner. If the amount of the monthly voucher is not sufficient to cover the proportionate advance amount to be recovered, then subsequent vouchers will be reduced until the advance is fully recovered. Any unexpended advance balance at the end of the contract period will be refunded by the Contractor to the Department. In the event either party terminates the contract prior to its expiration, the Contractor agrees to refund to the Department immediately any advance balance then outstanding.
For performance based milestone contracts, if the reconciliation of the advance against payments earned by the Contractor indicates that the Contractor has not attained sufficient level of milestone targets to support the full amount of the advance, then the Contractor shall return the balance of the unearned advance to the Department.
In year one the advance will only be paid when a fully executed Planning Grant or contract is in place.
In subsequent years, an additional three months optional advance may be made available to continue the program. This optional advance will be contingent on the Department obtaining funds for the subsequent fiscal year, as well as satisfactory performance by the Contractor as defined by the Department’s performance standards. In the event a contract is not renewed, the Contractor must return any monies advanced under this mechanism within 30 days of the date of notification by the Department.
In order to receive an advance payment, in both the first year and subsequent years, any not-for-profit Contractor other than municipalities requesting an advance of funds must submit the following document(s) to the Department:
Advance payment will be made within 30 days of either the contract or renewal period start date, as appropriate, provided that the request for advance and required documentation outlined above is received from the Contractor.
If the Contractor does not qualify for an advance payment or does not provide the appropriate documentation to support the receipt of an advance payment, then the initial payment under the contract shall be in the form of a reimbursement payment. In this case, the initial reimbursement payment will be processed within 30 days of the submission of an acceptable reimbursement voucher in accordance with the format and time frames specified under Section E, Program Responsibility and Tax Certification, Section F, Voucher Documents, and Section G, Voucher Submittal outlined below.
All Contractors Other than Municipalities
Prior to any payments being made, a statement must be submitted signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Operating Officer or other appropriate Chief Executive Official, accepting responsibility for operation of this program and certifying that all Federal, State (including Unemployment Insurance taxes), Local taxes, and fringe benefit payments resulting from operation of this program will be paid and that no past taxes are due and owing. (This statement is required for the original and renewal contract).
All Contractors
For contract expenses, the Contractor will be paid only after submission of a detailed reimbursement request form (GA 92) in the format and detail established by the Department. Reimbursement will only be made for actual expenses that can be documented. Supporting documentation must be submitted along with the detailed reimbursement request form (GA 92). This supporting documentation should be arranged in a format consistent with the Contract’s budgetary categories and summarized in a format provided by the Department.
The Contractor’s payment requests shall include a statement of expenses and charges by major budget category for work actually performed or expenses incurred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement during the period covered by the request.
For performance based milestone contracts, the Contractor will be paid after submission of a voucher (Form AC 92 or Standard Voucher) and all necessary supporting documentation, as required by the Department to determine that Contractor has achieved the Milestones set forth in this Agreement.. For the contract amount reimbursed on a performance basis, the contractor’s payment request shall include a statement of the milestones achieved in a format provided by the Department.
Municipalities
When costs are allocated, apportioned or assigned to the contract through some kind of distributing methodology, the methodology must be clearly identified and explained in the contract. This methodology must be consistent with generally accepted accounting principles and appropriate for monitoring and auditing the contract. Costs assigned to the contract using this methodology must be supported by appropriate documentation in the Contractor’s files.
All Contractors
Vouchers reporting all expenses and unpaid bills, or milestones achieved where payment is based on performance, reimbursement should be submitted within 15 days after the end of the month. Vouchers not received within 30 days may result in the issuance of a warning letter via registered mail, advising the Contractor of this deficiency. The Contractor will then have 30 days from the receipt of this letter to submit a voucher or the Department may unilaterally deobligate contract funds.
Upon examination of the Contractor’s payment requests and supporting material, the Department may, in its sole discretion, modify or adjust the amount requested to reflect actual contract funds expended, or should actual milestones achieved where payment is based on performance, as of the date of the request.
If matching contributions are indicated on the budget summary of this contract, match must be reported in conjunction with requests for reimbursement and must be supported by a summary of costs by category of expense. All required match must be fully incurred and reported during the term of the contract. The appropriate support documentation must be maintained on the Contractor's premises for audit purposes in accordance with the record retention schedules provided herein. If Contractor fails to provide match required under the contract, payment of contract funds may be withheld and contract payments may be reduced accordingly.
If the Department decides that the Contractor is not achieving the contract's goals, payments to the Contractor may be delayed or withheld. If this failure to meet goals is not corrected, the contract may be terminated or modified with 30 days notice from the Department to the Contractor. This decision to terminate or modify may be appealed in accordance with Provision Q (Disputes) of these Terms and Conditions.
The Contractor shall promptly request prior approval from the Department for modification of the contract whenever there is a change in the scope or objectives of the program, the funding level, and if it is deemed necessary, the length of the agreement to meet program objectives. Specifically, modifications will be necessary for any of the following changes:
The Contractor shall prepare and submit modifications with complete justification in sufficient time to allow processing and approval prior to the effective date of the changes. Modifications to extend the term of the contract are to be submitted at least 60 days prior to the original termination date.
The Contractor shall prepare and submit modifications in accordance with the requirements established by the Department.
If the initial contract with the Department is a Planning Grant, the Contractor agrees to submit a fully completed contract within 30 days of submission of the Planning Grant. A fully completed contract shall include a Program Narrative and budget in the detail and format required by the Department.
The Contractor hereby authorizes the Department to disclose to appropriate Department staff all records of delinquencies by the contractor in making unemployment insurance contributions required by the unemployment insurance law.
This contract's funds are only available during the period in which a valid New York State appropriation is in effect. To ensure reimbursement for valid Contract costs, the contractor must submit a closeout voucher one month prior to the lapse date of the appropriation or within 60 days after the end of the contract funding year, whichever comes first. The voucher must account for all contract expenses - all paid expenses plus all unpaid liabilities by cost category. For performanced based milestone contracts, or for any portion of the contract paid on a performance basis, a closeout voucher must include all remaining milestones achieved by the Contractor, and must be submitted no later than 60 days following the end of the contract period. The Department will deobligate all funds not accounted for in this closeout voucher. The funds that are not deobligated will be reserved for up to six months after the contract end date or the lapse date of the appropriation, whichever comes first.
There is no lapse date for Federal funds.
At the time the closeout voucher (see Section “L.l” above) is submitted, the Contractor may, When applicable, request maintenance of an advance payment sufficient to allow payment of unpaid bills. In order to maintain this advance, copies of all unpaid bills on hand, clearly labeled “unpaid” must be submitted with the closeout voucher. The Department will advance sufficient cash to pay those bills. The Contractor will have an additional forty-five (45) days from the submittal of this close-out voucher to submit a final voucher, with appropriate documentation, accounting for this advance.
If at the time the closeout voucher (mentioned in Section “L.1” above) is submitted, the contractor has received cash exceeding the amount of vouchered expenses plus unpaid bills in hand, the contractor will immediately refund such excess to the Department. For the portion of the contract amount paid on a performance basis, if the Contractor has received cash in excess of the amount of the actual milestones achieved, the contractor will immediately refund such excess to the Department.
Contractor may, when applicable, request an advance to pay for certain categories of allowable expenses for which the Contractor has not yet received bills at the time a closeout voucher is submitted. To receive an advance, the Contractor must submit a request for cash along with copies of the bills clearly marked unpaid in accordance with paragraph 2 above.
The Contractor shall report in the manner prescribed by the Department all gross interest income or program income earned by activities supported under this grant. Such income earned during the grant period shall be transmitted at the termination of this contract to the Department, unless the Department directs otherwise in writing.
When applicable, if the Contractor receives a refund or rebate on an item of expense paid for with contract funds, the amount of the refund or rebate must be promptly refunded to the program. This can be done either by a check to the Department or by a credit against contract expenses.
All monies due or owed to the Department under this contract as a result of unspent advances, credits, returns, rebates, refunds or expenditure disallowances shall be returned to the Department within 60 days of the contract termination date. Any funds not returned by this date (as well as any unpaid unemployment insurance tax liabilities) may, upon written notification be recovered by offsetting the amount due against any other reimbursement request under any contract entered into with this Department to the extent provided for by law.
The Contractor shall provide for the maintenance of such documents, records and accounts as required by the Department to assure a proper accounting for program activities and funds or, for performance based milestone contracts or for the portion of the contract amount paid on a perfomance basis, milestones achieved. Methods used to determine and assign costs shall conform to generally accepted accounting practices and shall be consistent with the method(s) used by the Contractor to determine costs for other operations or programs. Such accounting standards and practices shall be subject to approval of the Comptroller of the State of New York. The Contractor shall retain and make available any and all grant records to representatives of the Labor Department, the State Comptroller, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office of the Inspector General of the United States as appropriate, for inspection, audit, transcription or reproduction at all reasonable times during the course of the grant and for the period set forth as follows:
The Contractor is authorized to substitute microfilm or electronic copies in lieu of original records in accordance with the regulations of the Department.
The Contractor will report participant and financial information to the Department on the forms designated and at the intervals specified by the Department. These reports must be submitted by the deadlines established by the Department. Failure to comply with these reporting requirements may be cause for termination of the contract, or for the delay or withholding of payment. For participant data, the Contractor will use the formats provided by the Department to report services to individuals as these services are provided. For fiscal data, the Contractor will use the formats provided by the Department to report contract cash and accrued expenditures, and match expenditures. This information is to be provided monthly with reports submitted to the contractor's Department account executive by the fifteenth of the month following the month of expenditures.
Except as otherwise provided in this contract, any dispute concerning a question of fact which is not disposed by agreement shall be decided by the Commissioner of Labor or a designee, who shall furnish a copy thereof to the contractor. Appeal shall be handled in accordance with the Department 's procedural rules for hearings (12 NYCRR Part 701). A request for hearing must be submitted to the New York State Department of Labor Hearing Officer within 30 days. The decision of the Commissioner or New York State Department of Labor Hearing Officer, shall be final and conclusive unless determined by a court or competent jurisdiction to have been fraudulent, or arbitrary, or so grossly erroneous as necessarily to imply bad faith, or not supported by substantial evidence.
The Department of Labor may suspend or terminate this contract in whole, or in part, at any time before the completion date:
The Department shall send notice of suspension or termination to the Contractor which will specify the extent of suspension or termination, the reason for suspension or termination, and date such suspension or termination becomes effective. In lieu of suspension or termination, the Department may specify a cure (probationary) period during which time the Contractor will be required to correct any program deficiences or contract breach.
Upon receipt of notice of suspension, the Contractor shall discontinue further commitments of grant funds to the extent that they relate to the suspended portion of the agreement .
Upon receipt of notice of termination, the Contractor shall (1) discontinue further commitments of grant funds to the extent that they relate to the terminated portion of the agreement; (2) promptly cancel all subcontracts utilizing funds under this agreement to the extent that they related to the termination portion of the contract; (3) settle, with the approval of the Department, all outstanding liabilities and claims arising from such terminations; (4) submit within a reasonable time period but not to exceed three (3) months after the receipt of the notice of termination, a termination settlement proposal which shall include a final statement of all unreimbursed costs related to the terminated portion of the contract, but such final statement will not include the cost of preparing a settlement proposal.
If the total amount of reimbursable costs for the terminated portion of the contract is less than the total payment theretofore made to the contractor, the contractor shall promptly repay the Department the excess amount.
To the extent permitted by law, this Agreement shall be deemed in the sole discretion of the Department terminated immediately upon the filing of a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency, by or against the Contractor. Such termination shall be immediate and complete, without termination costs or further obligation by the Department to the Contractor.
Should the Department determine that Federal or State funds are limited or become unavailable for any reason, the Department may reduce the total amount of funds payable to the Contractor, reduce the contract period, suspend the contract or deem this contract terminated immediately. The Department agrees to give notice to the Contractor as soon as practicable, in the event of termination under this paragraph. If the initial notice is oral notification, the Department shall follow this up immediately with written notice.
The Department shall have the right to audit or review the Contractor’s performance and operations as related to this Agreement and/or to retain the services of qualified independent auditors or investigators to perform such audit and review on the Department’s behalf. If the review indicates that the Contractor has violated or has not complied with the material terms of the Agreement or any other Agreement with the Department, or has abused or misused the funds paid to the Contractor, the Contractor agrees to pay to the Department any costs associated with the review. In addition, the rights of the Department shall include, but not be limited to:
The Contractor will assist the Department in transferring the operation of the contracted services to any other entity selected by the Department in a manner that will enable the Department or clients to continue to receive services in an on-going basis, including, but not limited to, notifying clients of the new entity to which the services will be transferred and the effective date of the transfer, providing the new entity promptly and at no charge with a complete copy of the clients’ and all other records necessary to continue the provision of the transferred services, and transferring any equipment purchased with funds provided under this Agreement.
Nothing herein shall preclude the Department from taking actions otherwise available to it under law including but not limited to the State’s “Set-Off Rights” and “Records” provisions contained in Appendix A (Standard Clauses for all New York State Contracts).
The Contractor agrees to cooperate fully with any audit or investigation the Department or any agent of the Department may conduct and to provide access during normal business hours to any and all information necessary to perform its audit or investigation. If the Contractor fails to cooperate, the Attorney General, State Comptroller, the Department, and any representatives specifically directed by the State Comptroller or the Department shall take possession of all books, records and documents relating to this Agreement without prior notice to the Contractor. The Department will return all such books, records and documents to the Contractor upon completing the official purposes for which they were taken.
The Contractor agrees that all agreements between the Contractor and a subcontractor or consultants for the performance of any obligations under the Agreement will be by written contract (subcontract) which will contain provisions including, but not limited to, the above specified rights of the Department.
At the termination of any program grant, the Department may recoup funds provided to Contractor if it is determined pursuant to an audit that the Contractor failed to meet its performance goals, failed to provide match, received payments for expenses that cannot be verified with the appropriate documentation, abused or misused funds or otherwise failed to comply with federal or State statutory requirements of the grant.
Publicity includes, but is not limited to, news conferences, news releases, advertising, brochures, reports, discussions and/or presentations at conferences or meetings. The inclusion of our materials, the Department's agency name, or other such reference to New York State and/or The Department of Labor in any document or forum is considered publicity. News releases, publicity or any other public announcements regarding this project may not be released without prior approval from the Department.
Any publication, training announcement, meeting or training session which is funded in whole or in part through any activity supported under this Agreement may not be published without prior approval of the Department, which results (1) shall acknowledge the support of the Department and the State of New York and, if funded with federal funds, the applicable federal funding agency, and (2) shall state that the opinions, results, findings and/or interpretations of data contained therein are the responsibility of the Contractor and do not necessarily represent the opinions, interpretation or policy of the Department or the State of New York.
All materials developed and created by Contractor for the Department under this Agreement will be owned by the Department, will be considered to be “works made for hire” as defined in the U.S. Copyright Act, and are hereby assigned to the Department. Contractor agrees to execute all papers and perform all other acts reasonably necessary to assist the other to obtain and register copyrights and to effectuate the intention of this Agreement.
For all other pre-existing works, the Department and the State of New York expressly reserve the right to a royalty-free, non-exclusive and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, distribute or otherwise use, in perpetuity, any and all copyrighted or copyrightable material resulting from this Agreement or activity supported by this Agreement. All publications by the Contractor covered by this Department shall expressly acknowledge the Department's right to such license.
All of the license rights so reserved to the Department and the State of New York under this paragraph are equally reserved to the U.S. Department of Labor or the United States Department of Health and Human Services, as applicable, and subject to the provisions on copyrights contained in such federal agencies' regulations if the Agreement is federally funded.
The Contractor agrees that at the completion of any scientific or statistical study, report or analysis prepared pursuant to this Agreement, it will provide to the Department, at no additional cost, a copy of any and all data supporting the scientific or statistical study, report or analysis, together with the name(s) and business address(es) of the principal(s) producing the scientific or statistical study, report or analysis. The Contractor agrees and acknowledges the right of the Department to release the name(s) and business address(es) of the principal(s) producing the scientific or statistical study, report or analysis, together with a copy of the scientific or statistical study, report or analysis and all data supporting the scientific or statistical study, report or analysis.
The Contractor agrees that any and all inventions, conceived or first actually reduced to practice in the course of, or under this Agreement, or with monies supplied pursuant to this Agreement, shall be promptly and fully reported to the Department. Determination as to ownership and/or disposition of rights to such inventions, including whether a patent application shall be filed, and if so, the manner of obtaining, administering and disposing of rights under any patent application or patent which may be issued, shall be made pursuant to all applicable law and regulations.
Covenant Against Contingent Fees
The Contractor warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this Contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, or breach or violation of this warranty. The Department shall have the right to annul this Contract without liability or, in its discretion, to deduct from the award, or otherwise recover the full amount of such commission, percentage, brokerage or contingent fee.
Non-Sectarian
The funds provided to the Contractor are for secular purposes and will be used to provide employment and/or training services as described in the contract to persons regardless of religious affiliation and shall be performed in a manner that does not discriminate on the bases of religious belief, or promote or discourage adherence to religion in general or particular religious beliefs. No funds will be used for the advancement of a particular religion.
Political Activities
Funds provided pursuant to the Agreement shall not be used for any partisan political activity, or for activities that may influence legislation or the election or defeat of any candidate for public office.
This section V does not apply to performance based milestone contracts, which will be reimbursed in accordance with the milestone payment schedule as set forth in Appendix B.
Equipment Procurement/Rental/Leases Equipment is tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $500 or more per unit.
If an item of equipment listed by the contractor is available as surplus to the Department, the Department shall arrange to provide such equipment to the Contractor in lieu of purchase of such equipment. Title to all equipment purchased with funds under this contract shall be vested in the Department and disposition of all such equipment shall be part of the Contractor’s final accounting under this contract. If the Department consents in writing, the contractor may retain possession of purchased equipment after the termination of this agreement to use for similar purposes. The Contractor will return such equipment to the Department at the Contractor’s cost and expense when it is no longer used for those purposes or upon the written request of the Department, whichever event happens first.
In addition, the Contractor agrees to permit Department representatives to inspect the equipment and to monitor its use at reasonable intervals during the Contractor's regular business hours. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining and repairing equipment purchased or procured under this contract at its own cost and expense. The Contractor shall procure and maintain insurance at its own cost and expense in an amount satisfactory to the Department, naming the Department as an additional insured, covering the loss, theft or destruction of such equipment. The Contractor will be required to sign a certification form available from the Department, requesting custody of such equipment for continued use after termination of the contract.
As such, rental of equipment is encouraged where the total expenditure for rental will be significantly less than the purchase price. A rental charge to this contract for a piece of equipment owned by the Contractor will not be allowed.
Space
In situations where the Contractor is receiving reimbursement for Space Rental, it must be clearly indicated in the Budget Narrative section. In addition, the Budget Narrative must also indicate whether the Contractor rents or owns the space for which they are receiving reimbursement and the basis used in developing the rental charge.
This section W does not apply to performance based milestone contracts, which will be reimbursed in accordance with the milestone payment schedule as set forth in Appendix B.
Travel expenses may be reimbursed at rates in line with the written standard travel policy of the entity or the NYS Comptroller’s guidelines for Management Confidential employees. Such expenses must conform to the budget approved by the Department and be necessary for the performance of the work under this agreement. In addition, no out-of-state travel costs are allowed unless specifically detailed and pre-approved by the Department.
The Contractor may not assign, transfer, convey, sub-let or otherwise dispose of its right, title and interest in this contract, or its power to execute this contract to any other person, company or corporation without the previous written consent of the Department. In all cases where a Contractor with the New York State Department of Labor subcontracts any portion of that Contract, the contractor retains full liability and responsibility for assuring that all funds under that contract, including those to any subcontractor(s) are expended in compliance with:
The Contractor will be responsible for identifying in the contract its plan for subcontracting. When actual subcontracting details are not known, subcontract information - including a brief, but definitive, narrative description of each program or service to be subcontracted, with whom subcontracting will be implemented (if known), the anticipated outcomes and the projected budget - will be incorporated into the contract. The contract may then be conditionally approved.
When the actual subcontract is executed, the contractor must provide detailed subcontract information (copy of subcontract will suffice) to the Department within 15 days after execution. If a copy of the subcontract is not provided, the details required will include:
Failure to comply with the above may result in the withholding of funds, suspension and/or termination of the contract. Failure to resolve within 30 days any non-compliance issues identified by the Department 's review of the subcontract information may result in the withholding of further funds until such time as the non-compliance issues are resolved.
Signature of this contract constitutes certification by the contractor that payment requests will not duplicate reimbursement of costs and services received from other sources.
The Contractor hereby agrees to a 4% participation goal by New York State Certified Minority and 2.5% participation goal by New York State Certified Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) in work provided or services performed in New York State under this Agreement in accordance with utilization goals established by the Department. These goal percentages are subject to the requirements of Article 15-A of the Executive Law of the State of New York and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Use of M/WBE firms by the Contractor may be as subcontractors and/or suppliers. The Contractor agrees to submit periodic utilization reports on forms provided by the Department in accordance with a schedule established by the Department. Compliance reports will be submitted on a quarterly basis..
Contractor further agrees to the submission of periodic Work Force Utilization reports on forms provided by the Department in accordance with a schedule established by the Department. The report will provide information on specified ethnic background, gender and Federal Occupational categories. Work Force Utilization reports showing the actual work force composition by the above breakdown, will be required on a quarterly basis during the term of the contract commencing with the quarters ending June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31of each year to the program liason.
All reports must be submitted to the following address by the quarterly due dates outlined in the “M/WBE and Work Force Utilization Reporting Schedule” provided to the Contractor by the Department.
Directory of Certified M/WBE Businesses:
The Directory of Certified M/WBE Businesses is available on the Internet at www.Empire.State.NY.US. If you do not have Internet capability, you may obtain one complimentary floppy disk from:
Division of Minority and Women's Business Development
New York State Department of Economic Development
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, New York 12245
(518) 474-1979 FAX: (518) 473-0665
NYC: (212) 803-2414
Good Faith Efforts: In addition to the fulfillment of the goals established above, Contractor is encouraged to employ minority and women workers and solicit the participation of certified M/WBEs as subcontractors and suppliers on this contract.
M/WBE Regulations: A copy of the applicable regulations, 5 NYCRR Parts 140 through 145, will be provided upon request to:
New York State Department of Labor
Division of Equal Opportunity Development
State Office Building Campus
Building 12, Room 540
Albany, New York 12240
(518) 457-1984
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