Senate Bill S7362

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to electronic bidding

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7362 - Details

Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Gen Muni L; amd Part X §41, Chap 62 of 2003

2023-S7362 - Summary

Allows a city with a population of one million inhabitants or more, or any district, board or agency with jurisdiction exclusively within such city, to authorize or require bids and offers for any contract to be submitted in an electronic format; provides such city, district, board or agency may conduct a public opening and reading of bids or identification of offerers.

2023-S7362 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7362 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7362
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- (at request of the NYC Mayor's Office of
   Contract Services) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
   to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and part X of  chapter  62  of
   the  laws  of  2003  amending  the general business law and other laws
   generally relating to implementing  the  state  fiscal  plan  for  the
   2003-2004 state fiscal year, in relation to electronic bidding
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 103 of the general municipal  law,
 as  amended by section 1 of chapter 2 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. Except as otherwise expressly provided by an act of the legislature
 or by a local law adopted prior to  September  first,  nineteen  hundred
 fifty-three,  all  contracts for public work involving an expenditure of
 more than  thirty-five  thousand  dollars  and  all  purchase  contracts
 involving  an expenditure of more than twenty thousand dollars, shall be
 awarded by the appropriate officer,  board  or  agency  of  a  political
 subdivision  or  of  any district therein including but not limited to a
 soil conservation district to the lowest responsible  bidder  furnishing
 the  required security after advertisement for sealed bids in the manner
 provided by this section, provided,  however,  that  purchase  contracts
 (including  contracts  for  service  work,  but  excluding  any purchase
 contracts necessary for the completion of a public works contract pursu-
 ant to article eight of the labor law) may be awarded on  the  basis  of
 best  value,  as defined in section one hundred sixty-three of the state
 finance law, to a responsive and responsible bidder or  offerer  in  the
 manner  provided  by this section except that in a political subdivision
 other than a city with a population of one million inhabitants  or  more
 or  any  district, board or agency with jurisdiction exclusively therein
 the use of best value for  awarding  a  purchase  contract  or  purchase
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11218-01-3
              

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2023-S7362A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Gen Muni L; amd Part X §41, Chap 62 of 2003

2023-S7362A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a city with a population of one million inhabitants or more, or any district, board or agency with jurisdiction exclusively within such city, to authorize or require bids and offers for any contract to be submitted in an electronic format; provides such city, district, board or agency may conduct a public opening and reading of bids or identification of offerers.

2023-S7362A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7362A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7362--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COONEY,  PARKER -- (at request of the NYC Mayor's
   Office of Contract Services) -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and
   when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the Committee on Procurement and
   Contracts -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law, in relation to electronic
   bidding
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 103 of the general municipal law,
 as amended by section 1 of chapter 2 of the laws of 2012, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   1. Except as otherwise expressly provided by an act of the legislature
 or  by  a  local  law adopted prior to September first, nineteen hundred
 fifty-three, all contracts for public work involving an  expenditure  of
 more  than  thirty-five  thousand  dollars  and  all  purchase contracts
 involving an expenditure of more than twenty thousand dollars, shall  be
 awarded  by  the  appropriate  officer,  board  or agency of a political
 subdivision or of any district therein including but not  limited  to  a
 soil  conservation  district to the lowest responsible bidder furnishing
 the required security after advertisement for sealed bids in the  manner
 provided  by  this  section,  provided, however, that purchase contracts
 (including contracts  for  service  work,  but  excluding  any  purchase
 contracts necessary for the completion of a public works contract pursu-
 ant  to  article  eight of the labor law) may be awarded on the basis of
 best value, as defined in section one hundred sixty-three of  the  state
 finance  law,  to  a responsive and responsible bidder or offerer in the
 manner provided by this section except that in a  political  subdivision
 other  than  a city with a population of one million inhabitants or more
 or any district, board or agency with jurisdiction  exclusively  therein
 the  use  of  best  value  for  awarding a purchase contract or purchase

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11218-05-3
              

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