STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

7707

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

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 sealed bids received shall be received 9 either through an electronic bidding platform and electronically posted 10 for public view, or publicly opened and read, in either case at the time 11 [and], place and in the manner specified in the advertisement or speci- 12 fied at the time of solicitation, or to which the opening and reading or 13 posting have been adjourned by the authority. All bidders shall be noti- 14 fied of the time and place of any such adjournment. 15 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 1265-a of the public 16 authorities law, as added by chapter 929 of the laws of 1986, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 (b) The authority may designate any officer or employee to open the 19 bids at the time and place bids are to be opened and may designate an 20 officer to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. Such 21 designee shall make a record of all bids in such form and detail as the 22 authority shall prescribe. All sealed bids received shall be received 23 either through an electronic bidding platform and electronically posted 24 for public view, or publicly opened and read, in either case at the time

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11580-01-1

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1 [and], place and in the manner specified in the advertisement or at the 2 time of solicitation, or to which the opening and reading or posting 3 have been adjourned by the authority. All bidders shall be notified of 4 the time and place of any such adjournment. 5 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.