S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5657
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 17, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, BRODSKY, GLICK, CANESTRARI, JOHN,
MILLMAN, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRADLEY, BRENNAN,
CAHILL, CHRISTENSEN, CLARK, COLTON, COOK, DelMONTE, ESPAILLAT, FIELDS,
GORDON, GOTTFRIED, HOYT, JACOBS, KOON, LUPARDO, MAYERSOHN, McENENY,
PEOPLES, PHEFFER, REILLY, SCHROEDER, SWEENEY, WRIGHT -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to central
procurement offices
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 arti-
cle 1-B to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1-B
CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE
SECTION 60. CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE.
S 60. CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM
"AUTHORITY" SHALL MEAN A PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR OTHER PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPO-
RATION CREATED UNDER THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW.
2. THERE SHALL BE CREATED WITHIN EACH AUTHORITY A CENTRAL PROCUREMENT
OFFICE. ALL CONTRACTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES OF EVERY
KIND FOR EACH SUCH AUTHORITY AND EACH AND EVERY SUBSIDIARY OF THE
AUTHORITY SHALL BE ENTERED INTO ON BEHALF OF SUCH AUTHORITY BY THE
CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICER OR HIS OR HER DELEGATE.
3. IN ADDITION, THE CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE SHALL HAVE RESPONSIBIL-
ITY TO MAINTAIN, IN A CENTRAL PLACE WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC,
STANDARD INFORMATION REGARDING EACH PROCUREMENT CONTRACT WITH THE
AUTHORITY AND EACH CONTRACTOR INVOLVED IN SUCH A CONTRACT. SUCH INFORMA-
TION SHALL INCLUDE:
A. A COPY OF THE CONTRACT;
B. INFORMATION REGARDING THE METHOD BY WHICH THE CONTRACT WAS LET;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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C. SUCH STANDARD DOCUMENTS AS THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AND
ANY MEMORANDA OF THE AUTHORITY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES CONCERNING ANALYSIS
OF THE COMPARATIVE COSTS OF USING THE VENDOR TO PERFORM THE WORK AND
USING AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES TO PERFORM THE WORK;
D. INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONTRACTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS AND PERFORM-
ANCE;
E. ANY EVALUATION OF THE CONTRACTOR AND ANY CONTRACTOR RESPONSES TO
SUCH EVALUATIONS;
F. ANY AUDITS OF THE CONTRACT AND ANY CONTRACTOR RESPONSES TO SUCH
AUDITS; AND
G. ANY DECISIONS REGARDING THE SUSPENSION OR DEBARMENT OF THE CONTRAC-
TOR.
4. THE INFORMATION ON CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS SHALL BE COMPUTERIZED
TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE. THE COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION SHALL BE STORED IN
A MANNER WHICH ALLOWS FOR MEANINGFUL READ-ONLY ACCESS TO SUCH INFORMA-
TION BY THE NAME OF THE UNIT OF THE AUTHORITY USING THE CONTRACTOR,
CONTRACTOR NAME, CONTRACT CATEGORY, AND CONTRACT NUMBER IN PRIOR NOTICES
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY. THE COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION SHALL BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH COMPUTER TERMINALS ACCESSIBLE TO THE
PUBLIC IN APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY LOCATIONS. THE AUTHORITY SHALL, TO THE
EXTENT FEASIBLE, COOPERATE WITH ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WHICH MAINTAIN
SIMILAR INFORMATION REGARDING CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS IN THE SAME AREA
AS THE AUTHORITY TO SHARE AND INTEGRATE THE AUTHORITY'S INFORMATION ON
CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS WITH THE INFORMATION DEVELOPED BY SUCH OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.