A5830-2011 Actions

• Jun 17, 2011: substituted by s4360
• Jun 17, 2011: rules report cal.397
• Jun 17, 2011: reported
• Jun 16, 2011: reported referred to rules
• Jun 13, 2011: reported referred to ways and means
• Mar 2, 2011: referred to local governments

A5830-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         5830
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 March 2, 2011
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit
 tee 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
 within the state when bids have been received for such purchase or  such
 services  by  such officer, board or agency, unless such purchase may be
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09876-01-1
 
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 made or the contract for such services may be entered into upon the same
 terms, conditions and specifications at a lower price through the  coun
 ty.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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