§ 2768 — Contracts

§ 2768. Contracts. All contracts for construction shall be let by the\nauthority in conformity with the applicable provisions of section one\nhundred thirty-five of the state finance law and shall be let in\naccordance with the provisions of state law pertaining to prevailing\nwages, labor standards and working hours. In the case of industrial\nprojects, whenever the authority determines that trade secrets or other\nconfidential information about the prospective project occupant's\nbusiness operations, products, processes or designs would be revealed by\npublic bidding, the requirements of section one hundred thirty-five of\nthe state finance law with respect to public bidding may be waived. In\nsuch event, separate specifications shall be prepared for, and separate\nand independent contracts shall be entered into, for the following three\nsubdivisions of work to be performed: (a) plumbing and gas fitting; (b)\nsteam heating, hot water heating, ventilating and air conditioning\napparatus; and (c) electric wiring and standard illuminating fixtures.\nThe authority may, in its discretion, assign contracts for supervision\nand coordination to the successful bidder for any subdivision of work\nfor which the authority receives bids. The authority shall not award any\nconstruction contract except to the lowest bidder who, in its opinion,\nis qualified to perform the work required and who is responsible and\nreliable. The authority may, however, reject any or all bids or waive\nany informality in a bid if it believes that the public interest will be\npromoted thereby. The authority may reject any bid if, in its judgment,\nthe business and technical organization, plant, resources, financial\nstanding, or experience of the bidder justifies such rejection in view\nof the work to be performed.\n