§ 2050-P — Contracts

§ 2050-p. Contracts. All contracts or orders, for work, material or\nsupplies performed or furnished in connection with construction, shall\nbe awarded by the agency pursuant to resolution of the governing body\nexcept as hereinafter provided. Such awards, when applicable, shall be\nmade in compliance with the general municipal law. Prior to entering\ninto any contract, the agency shall seek the opinion of the attorney\ngeneral with respect to conformance of such contract with the anti-trust\nlaws, and of the comptroller with respect to conformance to the general\nmunicipal law. The agency may execute any contract within thirty days\nafter such opinions are sought, whether nor not they have been received.\nIn any construction contract, the agency may provide a program for the\npayment of damages for delays and incentive awards in order to encourage\ntimely project completion. An action, suit or proceeding contesting the\nvalidity of a contract awarded pursuant to this section, or the validity\nof the procedures relating to such award, shall be governed by the\nprovisions of subdivision six of section one hundred twenty-w of the\ngeneral municipal law and the term "municipality" as used in such\nsubdivision six shall mean the agency.\n