Bill Text: NY A06510 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to municipal bidding by eliminating certain exclusions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-13 - held for consideration in local governments [A06510 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A06510-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6510
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 21, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. KOLB, TEDISCO, BURLING, CALHOUN, CORWIN, CROUCH,
         FINCH, McKEVITT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  DUPREY,
         GIGLIO,  HAWLEY,  JORDAN, P. LOPEZ, MOLINARO, REILICH -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Local Governments
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  municipal
         bidding
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 103 of the general municipal  law,
    2  as  amended  by  chapter  343 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this  section,
    5  any  officer,  board  or  agency  of  a  political subdivision or of any
    6  district therein authorized to make purchases of materials, equipment or
    7  supplies, or to contract for services, may make such purchases,  or  may
    8  contract  for services, [other than services subject to article eight or
    9  nine of the labor law,] when available, through the county in which  the
   10  political subdivision or district is located or through any county with-
   11  in  the  state  subject to the rules established pursuant to subdivision
   12  two of section four hundred eight-a of the county law; provided that the
   13  political subdivision or district for which such officer, board or agen-
   14  cy acts shall accept sole responsibility for any payment due the  vendor
   15  or  contractor.  All purchases and all contracts for such services shall
   16  be subject to audit and  inspection  by  the  political  subdivision  or
   17  district for which made. Prior to making such purchases or contracts the
   18  officer,  board  or  agency  shall  consider whether such contracts will
   19  result in cost savings after all factors, including charges for service,
   20  material, and delivery, have been considered. No officer, board or agen-
   21  cy of a political subdivision or of any district therein shall make  any
   22  purchase  or  contract for any such services through the county in which
   23  the political subdivision or district is located or through  any  county
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05529-01-1
       A. 6510                             2
    1  within  the state when bids have been received for such purchase or such
    2  services by such officer, board or agency, unless such purchase  may  be
    3  made or the contract for such services may be entered into upon the same
    4  terms,  conditions and specifications at a lower price through the coun-
    5  ty.
    6    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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