A01301 Summary:

BILL NOA01301
 
SAME ASSAME AS S01549
 
SPONSORWright (MS)
 
COSPNSRHooper, Schroeder, Christensen
 
MLTSPNSRAubry, Colton, Cook, Dinowitz, Greene, John, Magee, Millman, Pheffer, Reilly
 
Amd S103, Gen Muni L; amd S135, St Fin L
 
Provides that for public works contracts involving an expenditure of $20,000 or more and purchase contracts for $10,000 or more a responsible bidder who is a New York state resident, firm or corporation and who is within two percent of the bid of the lowest responsible bidder may be awarded the contract; provides that where two or more qualify according to such provisions, the contract is to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
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A01301 Actions:

BILL NOA01301
 
01/07/2009referred to local governments
01/06/2010referred to local governments
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A01301 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A01301 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1301
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 7, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. WRIGHT, HOOPER, SCHROEDER, CHRISTENSEN -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, COLTON, COOK, DINOWITZ, GREENE,  JOHN,
          MAGEE,  MILLMAN,  PHEFFER,  REILLY  --  read  once and referred to the
          Committee on Local Governments
 

        AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the state finance law,  in
          relation  to  granting  preferences to New York state domiciliaries in
          the awarding of contracts for public work
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 103 of the general municipal law,
     2  as amended by chapter 741 of the laws of 2005, is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    1. Except as otherwise expressly provided by an act of the legislature
     5  or  by  a  local  law adopted prior to September first, nineteen hundred
     6  fifty-three, all contracts for public work involving an  expenditure  of
     7  more  than  twenty thousand dollars and all purchase contracts involving
     8  an expenditure of more than ten thousand dollars, shall  be  awarded  by

     9  the  appropriate  officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or
    10  of any district therein including but not limited to a soil conservation
    11  district, to the lowest responsible bidder furnishing the required secu-
    12  rity after advertisement for sealed bids in the manner provided by  this
    13  section. In any case where a responsible bidder's gross price is reduci-
    14  ble  by an allowance for the value of used machinery, equipment, appara-
    15  tus or tools to be traded in by a political subdivision, the gross price
    16  shall be reduced by the amount of such allowance,  for  the  purpose  of
    17  determining  the  low  bid.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any case
    18  where a responsible bidder who is a New York  state  resident,  firm  or
    19  corporation and who is furnishing the required security is found by such

    20  officer,  board  or  agency  to  be within two percent of the bid of the
    21  lowest responsible bidder, such officer, board or agency may prefer such
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00139-01-9

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     1  responsible bidder over the lowest  responsible  bidder  and  award  the
     2  contract  to such responsible bidder; provided, however, where more than
     3  one responsible bidder qualifies hereunder, such officer, board or agen-
     4  cy shall award the contract to such qualified responsible bidder submit-

     5  ting  the  lowest  bid.  In  cases where two or more responsible bidders
     6  furnishing the required security submit identical bids as to price, such
     7  officer, board or agency may award the contract to any of such  bidders.
     8  Such  officer, board or agency may, in his or its discretion, reject all
     9  bids and readvertise for  new  bids  in  the  manner  provided  by  this
    10  section.  For  purposes  of  this  section,  "sealed bids", as that term
    11  applies to purchase contracts, shall include bids submitted in an  elec-
    12  tronic format, provided that the governing board of the political subdi-
    13  vision or district, by resolution, has authorized the receipt of bids in
    14  such  format.  Submission  in  electronic  format  may  not, however, be
    15  required as the sole method for the submission of bids.  Bids  submitted
    16  in an electronic format shall be transmitted by bidders to the receiving

    17  device  designated  by the political subdivision or district. Any method
    18  used to receive electronic bids shall comply with article three  of  the
    19  state  technology  law,  and  any  rules and regulations promulgated and
    20  guidelines developed thereunder and, at a minimum, must (a) document the
    21  time and date of  receipt  of  each  bid  received  electronically;  (b)
    22  authenticate  the identity of the sender; (c) ensure the security of the
    23  information transmitted; and (d) ensure the confidentiality of  the  bid
    24  until  the time and date established for the opening of bids. The timely
    25  submission of an electronic bid in compliance with instructions provided
    26  for such submission in the advertisement for bids and/or the  specifica-
    27  tions  shall  be the responsibility solely of each bidder or prospective
    28  bidder. No political subdivision or district  therein  shall  incur  any

    29  liability from delays of or interruptions in the receiving device desig-
    30  nated for the submission and receipt of electronic bids.
    31    §  2.  Subdivision  1  of section 103 of the general municipal law, as
    32  amended by chapter 413 of the laws  of  1991,  is  amended  to  read  as
    33  follows:
    34    1. Except as otherwise expressly provided by an act of the legislature
    35  or  by  a  local  law adopted prior to September first, nineteen hundred
    36  fifty-three, all contracts for public work involving an  expenditure  of
    37  more  than  twenty thousand dollars and all purchase contracts involving
    38  an expenditure of more than ten thousand dollars, shall  be  awarded  by
    39  the  appropriate  officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or
    40  of any district therein including but not limited to a soil conservation
    41  district, to the lowest responsible bidder furnishing the required secu-

    42  rity after advertisement for sealed bids in the manner provided by  this
    43  section. In any case where a responsible bidder's gross price is reduci-
    44  ble  by an allowance for the value of used machinery, equipment, appara-
    45  tus or tools to be traded in by a political subdivision, the gross price
    46  shall be reduced by the amount of such allowance,  for  the  purpose  of
    47  determining  the  low  bid.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any case
    48  where a responsible bidder who is a New York  state  resident,  firm  or
    49  corporation and who is furnishing the required security is found by such
    50  officer,  board  or  agency  to  be within two percent of the bid of the
    51  lowest responsible bidder, such officer, board or agency may prefer such
    52  responsible bidder over the lowest  responsible  bidder  and  award  the

    53  contract  to such responsible bidder; provided, however, where more than
    54  one responsible bidder qualifies hereunder, such officer, board or agen-
    55  cy shall award the contract to such qualified responsible bidder submit-
    56  ting the lowest bid. In cases where  two  or  more  responsible  bidders

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     1  furnishing the required security submit identical bids as to price, such
     2  officer,  board or agency may award the contract to any of such bidders.
     3  Such officer, board or agency may, in his or its discretion, reject  all
     4  bids  and  readvertise  for  new  bids  in  the  manner provided by this
     5  section.
     6    § 3.  Section 135 of the state finance law is amended by adding a  new
     7  closing paragraph to read as follows:

     8    Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law,  whenever  the lowest
     9  responsible bidder is a foreign  or  out-of-state  individual,  firm  or
    10  corporation  and  at  least  one New York state resident, firm or corpo-
    11  ration has submitted a responsible bid which is within  two  percent  of
    12  the  lowest  responsible  bid, the contract may be awarded to the lowest
    13  responsible bidder who is a New York  state  resident,  firm  or  corpo-
    14  ration; provided, however, where more than one responsible bidder quali-
    15  fies  hereunder,  such officer, board or agency shall award the contract
    16  to such qualified responsible bidder submitting the lowest bid.
    17    § 4. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next

    18  succeeding  the  date  on  which  it  shall have become a law; provided,
    19  however, that the amendments to subdivision 1  of  section  103  of  the
    20  general  municipal  law made by section one of this act shall not affect
    21  the expiration and reversion of such subdivision as provided in subdivi-
    22  sion (a) of section 41 of part X of chapter 62 of the laws of  2003,  as
    23  amended,  when  upon such date the provisions of section two of this act
    24  shall take effect.
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