Senate Bill S9800

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requirements for certain contracts for materials, supplies, or services

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S9800 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10286
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §151-b, Pub Hous L

2023-S9800 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requirements for certain contracts for materials, supplies, or services under $50,000; assures the prudent and economical use of public moneys in the best interests of the taxpayers; requires an authority in the city of New York to develop a procurement corruption prevention training program; makes related provisions.

2023-S9800 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9800 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9800
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 30, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to requirements for
   certain contracts for materials, supplies, or services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 151-b to read as follows:
   § 151-B. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTS BELOW A CERTAIN THRESH-
 OLD.  1. CONTRACTS FOR MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, OR SERVICES  WHICH  ARE  NOT
 REQUIRED  BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE TO BE MADE ON
 SEALED BIDS SHALL BE PROCURED IN A MANNER SO AS TO  ASSURE  THE  PRUDENT
 AND ECONOMICAL USE OF PUBLIC MONEYS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE TAXPAY-
 ERS,  TO FACILITATE THE ACQUISITION OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES
 OF MAXIMUM QUALITY AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST UNDER THE  CIRCUMSTANCES,
 AND  TO GUARD AGAINST FAVORITISM, IMPROVIDENCE, EXTRAVAGANCE, FRAUD, AND
 CORRUPTION. TO FURTHER SUCH OBJECTIVES, AN AUTHORITY SHALL ADOPT  INTER-
 NAL  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES  GOVERNING ALL PROCUREMENTS OF MATERIALS,
 SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES WHICH ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE MADE PURSUANT TO THE
 SEALED BID REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE
 OR OF ANY OTHER GENERAL OR SPECIAL LAW.
   2. SUCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SHALL CONTAIN PROVISIONS WHICH,  AMONG
 OTHER THINGS:
   A.  PRESCRIBE  A  PROCEDURE  FOR  DETERMINING WHETHER A PROCUREMENT OF
 MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES IS SUBJECT TO A SEALED BID  AND  DOCU-
 MENTING  THE  BASIS  FOR  ANY  DETERMINATION  THAT  A  SEALED BID IS NOT
 REQUIRED BY LAW;
   B. SET FORTH WHEN EACH SUCH METHOD OF PROCUREMENT  WILL  BE  UTILIZED,
 TAKING  INTO ACCOUNT WHICH METHOD WILL BEST FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION AND THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THE METHOD;
   C. REQUIRE ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN IN CONNECTION  WITH
 EACH SUCH METHOD OF PROCUREMENT; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15657-02-4
              

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