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Assembly Bill A5437

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to municipal bidding

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2009-A5437 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง103, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A6510

2009-A5437 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to municipal bidding by eliminating certain exclusions.

2009-A5437 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5437

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KOLB,  TEDISCO,  BACALLES, BURLING, CALHOUN,
  CORWIN, CROUCH, ERRIGO, FINCH, McKEVITT, WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored  by
  --  M.  of A. BARCLAY, DUPREY, GIGLIO, P. LOPEZ, MOLINARO -- 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:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 103 of the general municipal  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  343 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this  section,
any  officer,  board  or  agency  of  a  political subdivision or of any
district therein authorized to make purchases of materials, equipment or
supplies, or to contract for services, may make such purchases,  or  may
contract  for services, [other than services subject to article eight or
nine of the labor law,] when available, through the county in which  the
political subdivision or district is located or through any county with-
in  the  state  subject to the rules established pursuant to subdivision
two of section four hundred eight-a of the county law; provided that the
political subdivision or district for which such officer, board or agen-
cy acts shall accept sole responsibility for any payment due the  vendor
or  contractor.  All purchases and all contracts for such services shall
be subject to audit and  inspection  by  the  political  subdivision  or
district for which made. Prior to making such purchases or contracts the
officer,  board  or  agency  shall  consider whether such contracts will
result in cost savings after all factors, including charges for service,
material, and delivery, have been considered. No officer, board or agen-
cy of a political subdivision or of any district therein shall make  any
purchase  or  contract for any such services through the county in which
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.
                                                           LBD06079-01-9

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