June

Written By Women Builders Council

Women Builders Council 
Public Policy Meeting Agenda, Virtual Meeting

Agenda 

 

  • Update on Meeting with ESD 6/9/2025

  • Met with ESD MWBE team on 6/9/2025 

    • Update on NYS Disparity Study Policy Review 

    • Update on Meeting and general agreement to work collaboratively

      • Lorraine opened the meeting giving a brief overview of how this meeting went, invited Eve Biggers-Lewis and Tatiana Kotlove to share any further thoughts as other members present at the meeting. 

      • No questions.

  • Infrastructure Expansion Act (HR 3548)

  • Discuss reaching out and having Langworthy address WBC

    • Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) has introduced Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2025 (HR 3548). A federal bill that would preclude absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for certain federal infrastructure and transportation development projects for any injury associated with an elevation-or gravity-related risk occurring on those projects. This applies to federally owned or operated projects and to projects receiving federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development. In any such claim, a state must apply a liability standard that considers the comparative negligence of the injured person when such negligence is a proximate cause of an injury, and state law would otherwise apply absolute liability as the basis for such claim. The bill applies to claims arising from projects in which a state or local government accepts federal financial assistance beginning on or after January 1, 2026.

      • Lorraine D’Angelo asked is this would be of interest and group would be  

      • Tatiana Kotlove to send out the bill to PP members

  • Subcommittees-Updates (Chairs in bold)

    • Certification Subcommittee – Felice Farber (STA), Joanna Karageorgiou (Kleinberg), Roxanne Guerrerio (KCM), Danielle Pemberton (Sweet Construction)

      Action Items:

      1. Draft email to all WBC members on certification guidance 

        • Roxanne to draft this coming weekend; will provide lessons learned from members who have gone through certification process, etc.; highlight that folks submitting contracts to ESD have some connection to NAICS codes and work being done; list EDC on additional insured.

      2. Confirm whether NYC performs site visits on applicants

        • Tanya Pope to reach out to the city

    • DBE Program Litigation – Felice Farber (STA), Roxanne Guerrerio (KCM)

      Action Items:

      1. Chair PPC and ED to draft email asking all WBC members to share DBE news and updates with Felice.

        • Lorraine D’Angelo and Tatiana Kotlove will work on this.

    • NAICS Code Size Standard/Personal Net Worth -- Krissy DeNapoli (KND), Roxanne Guerrerio (KCM) 

      Action Items:

      1. Confirm if Angela Provvisiero’s NAICS code issue is still pending. 

      2. Reach out to Tynesha Dyer, Deputy Commissioner at SBS to understand if and how NYC matches NAICS codes to contracts for MWBE vendor assignment. 

    • Disparity Studies - Deborah Bradley, Tanya Pope, Nayada Lugji, Debra Inwald

      Action Items:

      1. Confirm with SBS if CUNY Disparity Study is also considering changes in certification process for greater efficiency

  • Construction Mentor Bill, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6315 

    • Bill was supported by WBC. Passed NYS Legislature.

  • New Business/Open Discussion 

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