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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         8661--A
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 31, 2014
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, JAFFEE, GALEF, GUNTHER, JACOBS, LUPARDO,
          MAYER, McDONALD,  SEPULVEDA,  THIELE,  ZEBROWSKI,  CROUCH,  McDONOUGH,
          MONTESANO, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BRAUNSTEIN,
          GARBARINO,  KEARNS,  LUPINACCI,  MAGEE,  WEISENBERG  --  read once and
          referred  to  the  Committee  on  Local   Governments   --   committee

          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law, in relation to publishing
          advertisements for bids in the procurement opportunities newsletter
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 103 of the general municipal law,
     2  as amended by section 4 of chapter 608 of the laws of 2011,  is  amended
     3  to read as follows:
     4    2.  Advertisement  for bids and offers shall be published in the offi-
     5  cial newspaper or newspapers, if any, or otherwise  in  a  newspaper  or
     6  newspapers  designated  for  such  purpose  and  may be published in the
     7  procurement opportunities newsletter pursuant to article four-C  of  the

     8  economic  development law.  Such advertisement shall contain a statement
     9  of the time when and place where all  bids  received  pursuant  to  such
    10  notice  will  be  publicly opened and read and where the identity of all
    11  offerers will be publicly disclosed, and the designation of the  receiv-
    12  ing  device  if the political subdivision or district has authorized the
    13  receipt of bids and offers in an electronic format. Such board or agency
    14  may by resolution designate any officer or employee to open the bids and
    15  offers at the time and place specified  in  the  notice.  Such  designee
    16  shall  make  a record of such bids and offers in such form and detail as
    17  the board or agency shall prescribe and present the  same  at  the  next
    18  regular  or  special  meeting of such board or agency. All bids received
    19  shall be publicly opened and read at the time and place so specified and

    20  the identity of all offerers shall be publicly disclosed at the time and
    21  place so specified. At least five days shall elapse  between  the  first
    22  publication  of  such  advertisement  and  the date so specified for the
    23  opening and reading of bids and offers.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13400-09-4
        A. 8661--A                          2
 
     1    § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 103 of the  general  municipal  law,  as
     2  amended  by  section 5 of chapter 608 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4    2.  Advertisement  for bids and offers shall be published in the offi-
     5  cial newspaper or newspapers, if any, or otherwise  in  a  newspaper  or

     6  newspapers  designated  for  such  purpose  and  may be published in the
     7  procurement opportunities newsletter pursuant to article four-C  of  the
     8  economic  development law.  Such advertisement shall contain a statement
     9  of the time when and place where all  bids  received  pursuant  to  such
    10  notice  will  be  publicly opened and read and where the identity of all
    11  offerers will be publicly disclosed. Such board or agency may by  resol-
    12  ution  designate  any officer or employee to open the bids and offers at
    13  the time and place specified in the notice. Such designee shall  make  a
    14  record  of  such bids and offers in such form and detail as the board or
    15  agency shall prescribe and present the  same  at  the  next  regular  or
    16  special  meeting  of  such  board  or agency. All bids received shall be

    17  publicly opened and read at the time and  place  so  specified  and  the
    18  identity  of  all  offerers  shall be publicly disclosed at the time and
    19  place so specified. At least five days shall elapse  between  the  first
    20  publication  of  such  advertisement  and  the date so specified for the
    21  opening and reading of bids and offers.
    22    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the  amend-
    23  ments  to subdivision 2 of section 103 of the general municipal law made
    24  by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and rever-
    25  sion of such subdivision pursuant to subdivision (a) of  section  41  of
    26  part  X  of  chapter  62 of the laws of 2003, as amended, when upon such
    27  date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.