On Thursday, February 20, 2014, as a part of Governor Cuomo’s 30-Day Amendments to the Executive Budget, and amendment was made to Senate S6357-A, Assembly A8557-A:
In relation to the design-build method for infrastructure projects, Part B is amended to:
“Remove local entities from the design-build authorization, to specify the use of a Project Labor Agreement if a design-build capital project contract is estimated to cost over $10 million and to extend the repeal date to December 9, 2017.”
Click here to view the New York State Society of Professional Engineer’s March 2014 Position Statement on the 2104 Design Build Budget Proposal
Click Here to view the Amendment Narrative
Click Here to view the Amendment Sheet
Click Here for a full list of Amendments
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