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In accordance with Article 15-A of the New York State Executive Law and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, BPCA has established separate goals for participation of New York State Certified minority and women-owned business enterprises for all State contracts. BPCA is required to implement the provisions of Article 15-A and 5 NYCRR Part 143 for all state contracts )1) in excess of $25,000 for labor, services, equipment, materials or any combination for the foregoing and (2) in excess of $100,000 for real property renovations ad construction. For purposes of this procurement, BPCA hereby establishes a goal of TBD percent for Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE) participation and TBD percent for Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBE) participation. As a condition of this procurement, the contractor and BPCA agree to be bound by the provisions of §316 of Article 15-A of the Executive Law regarding enforcement. Contractors must document “good faith efforts” to provide meaningful participation by certified M/WBE subcontractors or suppliers in the performance of this contract. For guidance on how BPCA will determine a contractor’s “good faith efforts”, refer to 5 NYCRR § 143.8. Additionally, Offerors must refer to Mandatory Forms of this document for a list of forms that must be provided in order to fully comply with Article 15-A of the New York State Executive Law and 5 NYCRR Part 143.