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The undersigned organizations, representing the construction industry and employers across the State, support the Senate’s rejection of Part Q of the TED Bill and endorse the following proposals for the improvement and continuation of New York State’s MWBE Program:

• Amend the present version of Executive Law Article 15A only to extend provisions presently sunsetting in December 2018 to December 31, 2019 to permit the procurement of a disparity study compliant with the standards of Croson and other Constitutional standards and provide an appropriation of $2 million for the conduct of said study;

• Clarify that contract-specific goal setting analyses required by law and regulation must be available

pre-bid and included in project specifications.

• Provide appropriation of $2 million for the re-establishment of the Alliance of Majority & Minority Contractors Mentor Program to grow and develop MWBE capacity statewide.

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Michael J. Elmendorf II, President & CEO Associated General Contractors of New York State Jay Simson, President American Council of Engineering Companies (NY) John O’Hare, Managing Director Building Contractors Association, New York Matthew Pepe, Executive Director Building Contractors Association of Westchester & the Mid-Hudson Region Aaron Hilger, President Builders Exchange of Rochester Brad Walters, Executive Director Builders Exchange of the Southern Tier Earl R. Hall, Executive Director Building Industry Employers of New York State Construction Employers Association of Central NY, Inc. Building & Construction Trades Council Of Westchester & Putnam Counties, Inc. Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., President & CEO The Business Council of New York State, Inc. James Logan, Executive Vice President Construction Industry Employers Association, Buffalo Alan Seidman, Executive Director Construction Contractors Association of Hudson Valley, Inc. Fabricators & Erectors Association of Hudson Valley, Inc. Executive Vice President, SMACNA, Southeastern New York Ross Pepe, President Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley, Inc. Todd Helfrich, President & CEO Eastern Contractors Association

Michael Misenhimer, Executive Director Empire State Subcontractors Association Denise M. Richardson, Managing Director General Contractors Association of New York Hudson Valley Building & Construction Trades Council Hudson Valley Building & Construction Trades Labor Management Alliance Ross Pepe Hudson Valley Construction Industry Partnership Marc Herbst, Executive Director Long Island Contractors Association Dominick Kasmauskas, CFPS, NFSA NY Regional Manager National Fire Sprinkler Association Carlo Scissura, President & CEO New York Building Congress Ryan Silva, Executive Director NYS Economic Development Council John A. Marich, Chairman NYS Association of Electrical Contractors Lindsay T. Mills, Chairman NYS Council of NECA Chapters Pete Mastrorocco, Executive Director Long Island Chapter, NECA Melissa Barbour, Chapter Executive Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association of Long Island Aaron Hilger, Executive Director Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association, NYS Joseph Leone, Executive Director UNICON