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A07707 Summary:

A07707 Actions:

A07707 Committee Votes:

Committee:CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:05/25/2021AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Paulin
Aye
Lemondes
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Galef
Aye
Friend
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Lalor
Aye
Quart
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Otis
Aye
Angelino
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Kim
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Richardson
Aye
De La Rosa
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Niou
Aye
Fall
Aye
Jean-Pierre
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:06/07/2021AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye

A07707 Floor Votes:

A07707 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7707--A
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 20, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on  Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported and referred
          to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
 
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  contracts
          awarded  by  the  New York city transit authority and the metropolitan
          commuter transportation authority
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  8 of section 1209 of the
     2  public authorities law, as added by chapter 929 of the laws of 1986,  is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (b)  The  authority  may designate any officer or employee to open the
     5  bids at the time and place bids are to be opened and  may  designate  an
     6  officer  to  award  the  contract to the lowest responsible bidder. Such
     7  designee shall make a record of all bids in such form and detail as  the
     8  authority  shall  prescribe.  All bids received shall be publicly opened
     9  and read at the time [and], place and in the  manner  specified  in  the
    10  advertisement  or specified at the time of solicitation, or to which the
    11  opening and reading or posting have been  adjourned  by  the  authority,
    12  provided  that  any  sealed  bid  may be received and secured through an
    13  electronic platform as permitted by the authority, and that  any  sealed
    14  bid  received  electronically  is  made  public  at the same time as any
    15  competing paper bid.  The authority shall, at minimum, provide the  same
    16  opportunity and time for submitting sealed bids physically as for sealed
    17  bids  submitted  electronically,  and  shall provide the opportunity for
    18  bidders to submit sealed bids physically any time that it  provides  the
    19  opportunity to submit sealed electronic bids. In addition, the authority
    20  shall  establish  a  process for accommodating force majeure events that
    21  prevent the submission of a sealed electronic  bid,  including  but  not
    22  limited  to  internet  and  power  outage  events, and for automatically
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11580-03-1
        A. 7707--A                          2
 
     1  confirming receipt of any sealed electronic bid  received.  All  bidders
     2  shall be notified of the time and place of any such adjournment.
     3    §  2.  Paragraph  (b) of subdivision 3 of section 1265-a of the public
     4  authorities law, as added by chapter 929 of the laws of 1986, is amended
     5  to read as follows:
     6    (b) The authority may designate any officer or employee  to  open  the
     7  bids  at  the  time and place bids are to be opened and may designate an
     8  officer to award the contract to the  lowest  responsible  bidder.  Such
     9  designee  shall make a record of all bids in such form and detail as the
    10  authority shall prescribe. All bids received shall  be  publicly  opened
    11  and  read  at  the  time [and], place and in the manner specified in the
    12  advertisement or at the time of solicitation, or to  which  the  opening
    13  and  reading  or  posting have been adjourned by the authority, provided
    14  that any sealed bid may be received and secured  through  an  electronic
    15  platform as permitted by the authority, and that any sealed bid received
    16  electronically  is  made  public at the same time as any competing paper
    17  bid. The authority shall, at minimum, provide the same  opportunity  and
    18  time  for submitting sealed bids physically as for sealed bids submitted
    19  electronically, and shall provide the opportunity for bidders to  submit
    20  sealed  bids  physically  any  time  that it provides the opportunity to
    21  submit sealed electronic bids. In addition, the authority  shall  estab-
    22  lish  a  process for accommodating force majeure events that prevent the
    23  submission of a sealed electronic bid,  including  but  not  limited  to
    24  internet  and  power  outage  events,  and  for automatically confirming
    25  receipt of any sealed electronic bid  received.  All  bidders  shall  be
    26  notified of the time and place of any such adjournment.
    27    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.