Assembly Bill A7707A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to contracts awarded by the New York city transit authority and the metropolitan commuter transportation authority

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A7707 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6995
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1209 & 1265-a, Pub Auth L

2021-A7707 - Summary

Allows bids for contracts from the New York city transit authority and the metropolitan commuter transportation authority to be received by such authorities through an electronic bidding platform and electronically posted for public view.

2021-A7707 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7707
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to contracts
   awarded by the New York city transit authority  and  the  metropolitan
   commuter transportation authority

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision  8  of  section  1209  of  the
 public  authorities law, as added by chapter 929 of the laws of 1986, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b) The authority may designate any officer or employee  to  open  the
 bids  at  the  time and place bids are to be opened and may designate an
 officer to award the contract to the  lowest  responsible  bidder.  Such
 designee  shall make a record of all bids in such form and detail as the
 authority shall prescribe. All SEALED bids received  shall  be  RECEIVED
 EITHER  THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC BIDDING PLATFORM AND ELECTRONICALLY POSTED
 FOR PUBLIC VIEW, OR publicly opened and read, IN EITHER CASE at the time
 [and], place AND IN THE MANNER specified in the advertisement or  speci-
 fied at the time of solicitation, or to which the opening and reading OR
 POSTING have been adjourned by the authority. All bidders shall be noti-
 fied of the time and place of any such adjournment.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (b) of subdivision 3 of section 1265-a of the public
 authorities law, as added by chapter 929 of the laws of 1986, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (b) The authority may designate any officer or employee  to  open  the
 bids  at  the  time and place bids are to be opened and may designate an
 officer to award the contract to the  lowest  responsible  bidder.  Such
 designee  shall make a record of all bids in such form and detail as the
 authority shall prescribe. All SEALED bids received  shall  be  RECEIVED
 EITHER  THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC BIDDING PLATFORM AND ELECTRONICALLY POSTED
 FOR PUBLIC VIEW, OR publicly opened and read, IN EITHER CASE at the time
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2021-A7707A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6995
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1209 & 1265-a, Pub Auth L

2021-A7707A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows bids for contracts from the New York city transit authority and the metropolitan commuter transportation authority to be received by such authorities through an electronic bidding platform and electronically posted for public view.

2021-A7707A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7707--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported and referred
   to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  contracts
   awarded  by  the  New York city transit authority and the metropolitan
   commuter transportation authority
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  8 of section 1209 of the
 public authorities law, as added by chapter 929 of the laws of 1986,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b)  The  authority  may designate any officer or employee to open the
 bids at the time and place bids are to be opened and  may  designate  an
 officer  to  award  the  contract to the lowest responsible bidder. Such
 designee shall make a record of all bids in such form and detail as  the
 authority  shall  prescribe.  All bids received shall be publicly opened
 and read at the time [and], place AND IN THE  MANNER  specified  in  the
 advertisement  or specified at the time of solicitation, or to which the
 opening and reading OR POSTING have been  adjourned  by  the  authority,
 PROVIDED  THAT  ANY  SEALED  BID  MAY BE RECEIVED AND SECURED THROUGH AN
 ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AS PERMITTED BY THE AUTHORITY, AND THAT  ANY  SEALED
 BID  RECEIVED  ELECTRONICALLY  IS  MADE  PUBLIC  AT THE SAME TIME AS ANY
 COMPETING PAPER BID.  THE AUTHORITY SHALL, AT MINIMUM, PROVIDE THE  SAME
 OPPORTUNITY AND TIME FOR SUBMITTING SEALED BIDS PHYSICALLY AS FOR SEALED
 BIDS  SUBMITTED  ELECTRONICALLY,  AND  SHALL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
 BIDDERS TO SUBMIT SEALED BIDS PHYSICALLY ANY TIME THAT IT  PROVIDES  THE
 OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT SEALED ELECTRONIC BIDS. IN ADDITION, THE AUTHORITY
 SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  PROCESS FOR ACCOMMODATING FORCE MAJEURE EVENTS THAT
 PREVENT THE SUBMISSION OF A SEALED ELECTRONIC  BID,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO  INTERNET  AND  POWER  OUTAGE  EVENTS, AND FOR AUTOMATICALLY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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