§ 1230-u. Contracts. All contracts for construction or purchase of
supplies, materials or equipment shall be let by the water board, shall
be made in conformity with the applicable provisions of section one
hundred three of the general municipal law and section one hundred
thirty-five of the state finance law. For the purposes of article
fifteen-A of the executive law only, the authority and the water board
shall each be deemed a state agency as that term is used in such
article, and its contracts for procurement, design, construction,
services and materials shall be deemed state contracts within the
meaning of that term as set forth in such article. All construction
contracts shall be let in accordance with the provisions of state law
pertaining to prevailing wages, labor standards and working hours. The
water board may, in its discretion, assign contracts for supervision and
coordination to the successful bidder for any subdivision of work for
which the water board receives bids. The water board shall not award any
construction contract except to the lowest bidder who, in its opinion,
is qualified to perform the work required and who is responsible and
reliable. The water board may, however, reject any or all bids or waive
any informality in a bid if it believes that the public interest will be
promoted thereby. The water board may reject any bid if, in its
judgment, the business and technical organization, plant, resources,
financial standing, or experience of the bidder justifies such rejection
in view of the work to be performed. Nothing in this title shall be
construed to limit or diminish the power of the water board to do any
construction directly by the officers, employees or agents of the water
board.