§ 2050-PP — Contracts

New York § 2050-PP

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law PBA: Public Authorities
• Title 13-H: Eastern Rensselaer County Solid Waste Management Authority
• Art. 8: Miscellaneous Authorities

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§ 2050-pp. Contracts. All contracts or orders, for work, material and\nsupplies performed or furnished in connection with construction, shall\nbe awarded, when applicable, pursuant to paragraph (e) of subdivision\nfour of section one hundred twenty-w of the general municipal law and\nsuch award shall be made by the authority pursuant to resolution of the\ngoverning body except as hereinafter provided. In any construction\ncontract, the authority may provide a program for the payment of damages\nfor delays and incentive awards in order to encourage timely project\ncompletion. An action, suit or proceeding contesting the validity of a\ncontract awarded pursuant to this section, or the validity of the\nprocedures relating to such award, shall be governed by the provisions\nof subdivision six of section one hundred twenty-w of the general\nmunicipal law and the term "municipality" as used in such subdivision\nsix shall mean the authority. Every contract when made and entered into\nas herein provided for shall be executed in duplicate, one copy of which\nshall be held by the authority and one copy of which shall be delivered\nto the contractor. The authority may adopt, utilize, ratify and confirm\nany request for proposals, invitation for sealed bids, plans,\nspecifications and notices heretofore or hereafter published by either\nof the towns with respect to any proposed project, and the authority may\nadopt, utilize, accept and confirm any bids or proposals submitted to\neither of the towns and heretofore and hereafter received and publicly\nopened by such town. The provisions of this section shall supersede any\ninconsistent provisions of the general municipal law, any other general,\nspecial or local law, or the charter of either town.\n