The New York City Council - File #: Res 0286-2018

• File #: Res 0286-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Public authorities or public benefit corporations operating therein, broad authority to utilize the design-build delivery method for capital projects.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/11/2018
• In control: Committee on Finance
• On agenda: 4/11/2018
• Final action: 9/12/2018
• Title: Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would give New York City, and any public authorities or public benefit corporations operating therein, broad authority to utilize the design-build delivery method for capital projects
• Sponsors: Ritchie J. Torres, Ruben Diaz, Sr., Carlos Menchaca, Justin L. Brannan, Vanessa L. Gibson, Daniel Dromm , Robert F. Holden, Keith Powers

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/12/2018	*	City Council	Approved, by Council	Pass
9/12/2018	*	Committee on Finance	Hearing Held by Committee
9/12/2018	*	Committee on Finance	Approved by Committee	Pass
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Education	Laid Over by Committee
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Education	Hearing Held by Committee
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Land Use	Laid Over by Committee
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Land Use	Hearing Held by Committee
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Finance	Laid Over by Committee
4/18/2018	*	Committee on Finance	Hearing Held by Committee
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Res. No. 286

Title
Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would give New York City, and any public authorities or public benefit corporations operating therein, broad authority to utilize the design-build delivery method for capital projects
Body

By Council Members Torres, Diaz, Menchaca, Brannan, Gibson, Dromm, Holden and Powers
Whereas, Design-build is a method of capital project delivery in which one entity works under a single contract provide both design and construction services; and
Whereas, The design-build method is an alternative to the design-bid-build method under which design and construction are bid out separately to different entities each with their own contracts, subcontractors, and scope of work; and
Whereas, New York City is generally barred from using the design-build method due to a variety of restrictions in State law, including, but not limited to, Wick's Law, contained in section 101 of the General Municipal Law, which requires the City to separately contract for various specified trades and section 103 of the General Municipal Law which requires that City contracts be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder; and
Whereas, The primary benefits of the design-build method are that its use substantially lessens the likelihood of delays and cost-overruns which currently plague many of the City's capital projects; and
Whereas, Because design-build requires only a single contract, it would relieve the City from having to complete two lengthy procurement processes, thereby saving significant time at the start of a project, and because design-build firms commit to a total cost in the contract, they assume the risks for any delays and increased costs that arise during the project; and
Whereas, Moreover, collaboration between the design and construction teams inherent in the design-build process leads to fewer change orders in the middle of th...