§ 402-G — Contracting with minority and women owned enterprises and small businesses

* § 402-g. Contracting with minority and women owned enterprises and\nsmall businesses. Notwithstanding any provision of article eight of this\nchapter or any other provision of law, the authority is authorized to\nestablish and implement reasonable procedures to secure the meaningful\nparticipation of minority and women owned enterprises and small\nbusinesses in its procurement process, and may use the same measures to\nenhance small business participation as are available to the city of New\nYork pursuant to section thirteen hundred nine of the New York city\ncharter, except to the extent inconsistent with federal law and any\nfunding requirements that preclude the authority from implementing the\nprovisions of this section. Upon written consent of the authority, the\nauthority shall be subject to the rules and goal authorized under\nsubdivision g of section thirteen hundred nine of such charter with\nrespect to a mentoring program established pursuant to this section,\nprovided that after execution of such written consent, the NYCHA CEO, as\nsuch term is defined in subdivision fifteen of section six hundred\ntwenty-seven of this chapter, and the city, acting by the mayor, may\nenter into a memorandum of understanding relating to mentoring\nopportunities authorized under this section.\n * NB Repealed February 22, 2034\n