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Assembly Bill A4998

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to hold a public hearing prior to awarding a sole source contract without competitive bidding thereon

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2009-A4998 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5056
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1265-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6944, S1770
2013-2014: S1543

2009-A4998 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to hold a public hearing prior to awarding a non-emergency sole source contract without competitive bidding thereon; provides requirements for notice of such hearing; provides that the public shall be heard with respect to such contract; requires the awarding resolution to state reasons therefor

2009-A4998 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4998

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ESPAILLAT, PERALTA, WRIGHT, COLTON, WALKER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. BOYLAND, PERRY, ROBINSON -- read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
  sions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
  metropolitan  transportation  authority to hold a public hearing prior
  to the awarding of a sole source contract

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
section 1265-b to read as follows:
  S 1265-B. SOLE  SOURCE  CONTRACTS.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT
PROVISIONS  OF THIS CHAPTER, EXCEPT WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY INVOLVING
DANGER TO LIFE OR PROPERTY, THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT AWARD A SOLE  SOURCE
CONTRACT  WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING THEREON UNTIL IT SHALL HAVE HELD A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AWARD OF SUCH CONTRACT PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SUCH
AWARD. NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING SHALL BE PUBLISHED PRIOR  THERETO  ONCE  A
WEEK  FOR  TWO SUCCESSIVE WEEKS IN TWO OF THE DAILY NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED
IN THE CITY AND IN THE CITY RECORDS. PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE HEARD  WITH
RESPECT  TO  SUCH  PROPOSED  AWARD  OF  CONTRACT.  ANY RESOLUTION OF THE
AUTHORITY AWARDING SUCH  A  SOLE  SOURCE  CONTRACT  WITHOUT  COMPETITIVE
BIDDING  SHALL  BE  ADOPTED  ONLY AFTER SUCH HEARING AND SHALL STATE THE
REASONS THEREFOR. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO
CONTRACTS  FOR  PERSONAL,  ARCHITECTURAL,  ENGINEERING, OR OTHER PROFES-
SIONAL SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08392-01-9

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