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MOCS Programs

Local Law 34 "Pay to Play"
Local Law 34 of 2007 established a Doing Business Database of all vendors that are doing or seek to do business with the City, in order to regulate campaign contributions from those vendors to candidates for municipal office.
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Capacity Building and Oversight (CBO)
MOCS has created a new technical assistance group to support not-for-profit vendors and the City’s human services agencies. The Capacity-Building and Oversight (CBO) unit reviews and idenftifies vendor needs.
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Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
The Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program was enacted to improve the human health and environmental impact of goods and products purchased by the City by mandating the purchase of products that are environmentally preferable.
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Franchise and Concession Review Committee
The Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) is responsible for approving the granting of franchises and concessions on City property.
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Procurement Policy Board
The Procurement Policy Board (PPB) governs the procurement of goods, services, and construction by the City of New York under Chapter 13 of the City Charter.
Learn more about the PPB by visiting its web site

Prevailing Wage and Living Wage Oversight
Signed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on July 18, 2007, Executive Order 102: Prevailing Wage and Living Wage Requirements in City Contracts mandates the provision of additional oversight, training and resources by MOCS to ensure compliance with New York State Labor Laws 220 [workers on public works projects] and 230 [workers on building maintenance] and section 6-109 of the New York City Administrative Code [living wage—selected occupations]. In New York City, Prevailing Wage and Living Wage rates are determined and kept up to date by the New York City Comptroller.
Learn more about prevailing wage and living wage by visiting the Prevailing Wage section of the NYC Comptroller's website

Minority-and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) Program
Local Law 129 of 2005 created a program to increase opportunities for certified Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) to participate in City contracting. The program applies to City contracts and subcontracts in specified industries in amounts less than $1 million. The M/WBE program is administered jointly by MOCS and the Department of Small Business Services (SBS).
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Apprenticeship Program
Pursuant to authority granted to the City of New York under State Labor Law §816-b, MOCS oversees City agency compliance with the requirement that certain construction and construction-related maintenance contractors maintain apprenticeship agreements with programs registered with, and approved by, the New York State Department of Labor. The apprenticeship program directive, issued by MOCS on January 18, 2007, applies to individual construction contracts and construction-related maintenance contracts over $3 million that use apprenticeable construction-related trade classifications. Additionally, projects with an overall value of more than $5 million which have individual construction contracts that use apprenticeable construction-related trade classifications over $1 million are covered. If a prime contract is subject to the apprenticeship requirements, any subcontracts over $1 million are also covered by the program.
Learn more from the New York State Department of Labor Web site

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