NYC seeks contractors for emergency repairs and demolition

he is Housing Preservation and Development Department (HPD) of the City of New York, seeking contractors for construction opportunities in the five cities. And the priority is to open up the range of options to African American and Hispanic minoritieswhich has little participation in the universe of certified providers of specialized services.

For this reason, a Simplified application registration.

The new process aims to help contractors speed up their participation as contractors, with a number of options including: demolition, heating, plumbing, lead remediation and other repair schemes.

This village group confirming various pre-qualification lists (PQLs) of suppliers. In addition, he is trying to raise more awareness about the participation of potential entrepreneurs.

As noted in the HPD statement, “When lead-based paint is found in a family home, or when heating and hot water service is interrupted, the Division of Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement orders repairs in response to these hazardous conditions.”

According to reports, these types of small contracts, less than $100,000 awarded to companies on this supplier list. In some cases, demolition work can cost more than $100,000.

It is believed that this company selection scheme can generate at least 25,000 jobs a year.

Contractors entering the PQL, they must be minority and women-owned businesses, known as M/WBEwhich must be certified by the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS).

“We want to see more small businesseswinning contracts to maintain our city, while building and preserving homes in every neighborhood,” he said Adolfo Carrión, Jr., commissioner of the HPD.

Hispanics at zero

Derived from a detailed report, released by Governor Brad Lander, In the first quarter of 2024, M/WBEs received only 5.3% of the City’s approximately $40 billion in new contracts and purchase ordersrecorded in fiscal year 2023, compared to 5.2% in fiscal year 2022.

These businesses were represented by black entrepreneurs only 1.16% of registered value contracts, but in the case of Hispanics only 0.96%women of color overall only 1.03%.

The other information from the comptroller’s office is “only about 20% of the M/WBEs qualified, approved contract, purchase order, or subcontract filed in fiscal year 2023.

Furthermore, the other finding is that “more than half of the contracts awarded to registered M/WBEs are late, which sets a big challenge for smaller companies, without enough working capital.”

What is the first step?

• HPD recently launched a new, easy-to-use pre-certification application that combines all three program applications into one one simpler request.
  HPD expects this to improve application processing time and the overall user experience.

• See the following link for the new application for the Emergency Repair Program (ERP), Interim Tenant Rental Program (TIL) and Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP) and Demolition Program at: DOM Information/Application Page (nyc.gov)

• HPD is launching a new contractor application webinar, which will be held this Thursday, August 22 between 11am and 12 noon, where detailed information on how to become a pre-qualified contractor will be shared, using the new integrated application. Registration is limited, please email [email protected] to confirm your attendance.

• For more information, call 212-863-7815 or send an email to [email protected]