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Committee on Contracts Reviews Key Contract Reform Legislation
New YorkOct 23, 20252 min read
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The New York City Council Committee on Contracts held a hearing on October 23, 2025, to review several bills focused on contract reform, including advance payment requirements for nonprofit vendors and voluntary labor and human rights disclosures in procurement.
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Labordigital procurement systemcontract reformCommerceinsurance guidelines for contractsadvance payments for vendorslabor and human rights disclosures
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Key decisions
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- Int 1012-2024 (digital procurement and contract management system) was laid over by the committee.
- Int 1298-2025 (standardized insurance guidelines for city contracts) was laid over by the committee.
- Int 1392-2025 (quarterly advance payments to vendors under certain contracts) was laid over by the committee.
- Int 1401-2025 (voluntary labor and human rights disclosures in city procurement) was laid over by the committee.
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Committee on Contracts
Oct 23, 2025, 12:00 AM250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2scheduled
Agenda
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to quarterly advance payments to vendors under certain contracts with the department of homeless services and the mayor's office of criminal justice, and to establish a pilot program for quarterly advance payments to vendors under contracts with other agencies
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to voluntary labor and human rights disclosures in city procurement
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a digital procurement and contract management system
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing standardized insurance guidelines for city contracts
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- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a digital procurement and contract management system
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing standardized insurance guidelines for city contracts
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to quarterly advance payments to vendors under certain contracts with the department of homeless services and the mayor's office of criminal justice, and to establish a pilot program for quarterly advance payments to vendors under contracts with other agencies
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to voluntary labor and human rights disclosures in city procurement
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