S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2694
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 26, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. AUBERTINE, ONORATO, SAMPSON, SAVINO -- read twice
and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to the threshold amount of
requiring a project to be subject to competitive bidding in Saint
Lawrence county
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 4 of section 10-c of the high-
way law, as amended by chapter 413 of the laws of 1991, is amended to
read as follows:
(e) Funds allocated for local street or highway projects under this
subdivision shall be used to undertake work on a project either with the
municipality's own forces or by contract, provided however, that whenev-
er the estimate for the construction contract work exceeds one hundred
thousand dollars such work must be performed by contract let by compet-
itive bid in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred three
of the general municipal law, EXCEPT THAT IN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY ESTI-
MATES FOR SUCH CONTRACTS MUST EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
BEFORE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACT LET BY COMPETITIVE
BID.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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