New York Consolidated Laws, Public Housing Law - PBG § 402-g. Contracting with minority and women owned enterprises and small businesses

Notwithstanding any provision of article eight of this chapter or any other provision of law, the authority is authorized to establish and implement reasonable procedures to secure the meaningful participation of minority and women owned enterprises and small businesses in its procurement process, and may use the same measures to enhance small business participation as are available to the city of New York pursuant to section thirteen hundred nine of the New York city charter, except to the extent inconsistent with federal law and any funding requirements that preclude the authority from implementing the provisions of this section.  Upon written consent of the authority, the authority shall be subject to the rules and goal authorized under subdivision g of section thirteen hundred nine of such charter with respect to a mentoring program established pursuant to this section, provided that after execution of such written consent, the NYCHA CEO, as such term is defined in subdivision fifteen of section six hundred twenty-seven of this chapter, and the city, acting by the mayor, may enter into a memorandum of understanding relating to mentoring opportunities authorized under this section.