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Senate Bill S1543

2013-2014 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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2013-S1543 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1265-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5056
2011-2012: S1770

2013-S1543 (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

2013-S1543 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1543 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1543

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PERKINS, DILAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

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-c to read as follows:
  S  1265-C.  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.
                                                           LBD04226-01-3

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