New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter LXXIV - New York City School Construction Authority
Part 9606 - Guidelines For Minority And Women Business Enterprise Certification
Section 9606.6 - Application intake and verification

(a) The authority will date stamp an application upon receiving it. If an application is received by the authority and required documents are missing, questions are unanswered or the application is not properly notarized, the authority will notify the applicant of these deficiencies. An applicant may cure the noticed deficiency by providing the authority with documents or information requested within 20 days of the date of notice.

(b) If the applicant does not cure a noticed deficiency, pursuant to procedures set forth in subdivision (a) of this section and the application remains incomplete, for at least 20 days of the date of the notice of deficiency, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, that its application has been rejected and will not be processed.

(c) An applicant may not reapply for certification for at least 120 days of the date of the notice of rejection of its application.

(d) Documentation may be required to substantiate the claim of membership in a minority group. This documentation may include, but is not limited to: birth certificates, naturalization papers, registration on Indian tribal rolls, and nonresident visas.

(e) Applicants for certification shall be required to consent to inquiries of bonding companies, banking institutions, credit agencies, contractors, affiliates and clients to ascertain the applicant's eligibility for certification. Refusal to permit such inquiries shall be grounds for rejection of a certification application.

(f) An application may be deemed complete when after a visit by the office of the authority's economic and employment opportunities division to the applicant's place of business has occurred, or, when a written notice has been sent to the applicant by the authority stating that its application is complete. Refusal to permit an inspection of its place of business shall be grounds for rejection of the application.

(g) An application may be withdrawn by an applicant, without prejudice, at any time prior to the site visit. Following the withdrawal of an application, the applicant may not reapply for certification for a period of at least 120 days.

(h) The authority shall not be required to conduct a site visit to the applicant's place of business where an out-of-state firm possesses certification from an agency in the applicant's home state which conducts a certification program recognized by the authority, or possess certification from an agency located in any other state which conducts a certification program recognized by the authority. Evidence of this certification must be submitted to the office. In those instances where an out-of-state applicant does not possess certification from a recognized certification program, the director may reject an applicant.