The Construction Industry Public Contracting Advisory Council bill (Ch. 782, Laws of 2021) has been signed into law by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. The new law will set in motion the process to reform the public works contracting process for construction contractors and subcontractors across New York state. The new law brings together state legislators, regulators, construction contractors and subcontractors, labor and other stakeholders for the first-time ever and they will form a 23-member temporary Construction Industry Advisory Council on Public Contracting Reform. Its objective is to analyze the many vexing contractual issues that negatively impact contractors and … Read more