Committee on Contracts

This bill would require the Department of Design and Construction, in consultation with the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and other relevant agencies, to establish and maintain a catalog of pre-approved standard designs for small capital structures of no more than 2,500 square feet and no more than $10 million in estimated construction cost. The bill would require a contracting agency to have prospective bidders use a standard design from the catalog when building a small capital structure unless the head of the agency determines that no design in the catalog can reasonably be adapted to the site conditions of the project.

This bill would require the Department of Design and Construction, in consultation with the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and other relevant agencies, to establish and maintain a catalog of pre-approved standard designs for small capital structures of no more than 2,500 square feet and no more than $10 million in estimated construction cost. The bill would require a contracting agency to have prospective bidders use a standard design from the catalog when building a small capital structure unless the head of the agency determines that no design in the catalog can reasonably be adapted to the site conditions of the project.

This bill would require the Department of Design and Construction (DDC), in consultation with the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services and other relevant agencies, to establish time frames for contracting agencies to complete approvals and make determinations on change order requests on capital projects of no more than $10 million. Where a contracting agency does not complete an approval or make a determination on a change order request within the appropriate time frame, the agency would have to give the contractor a written explanation within 10 days and include the date by which the agency expects to act.

This bill would require the Department of Design and Construction (DDC), in consultation with the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services and other relevant agencies, to establish time frames for contracting agencies to complete approvals and make determinations on change order requests on capital projects of no more than $10 million. Where a contracting agency does not complete an approval or make a determination on a change order request within the appropriate time frame, the agency would have to give the contractor a written explanation within 10 days and include the date by which the agency expects to act.

This bill would require the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) to set cost benchmarks for the construction of small capital structures based on what such projects should be expected to cost.

This bill would require the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) to set cost benchmarks for the construction of small capital structures based on what such projects should be expected to cost.