ยง 144. Opening and reading of bids for contracts for public work;
criminal conspiracies. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of
any general or special law, contracts for public work in excess of five
thousand dollars shall be awarded by any board, officer, agency,
department or commission of the state only after advertisement for bids
shall contain a statement of the time and place where all bids received
in pursuance of such notice will be publicly opened and read and,
pursuant to such notice, all bids received shall be publicly opened and
read at the time and place so specified.
2. A person or corporation who conspires to prevent competitive
bidding on a contract for public work or purchase advertised for bidding
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as provided in section one hundred
three-e of the general municipal law.
Structure New York Laws
135 - Separate Specifications for Contract Work for the State.
136 - Contracts in Pursuance of Appropriations.
136-B - Selection of Underwriters by State Agencies.
136-C - Contracts for Employee Training and Organizational Development Services.
136-D - Contracts Involving Industrial Painting and Industrial Coatings.
136-D*2 - Contracts Involving Low Embodied Carbon Concrete.
137 - Bond to Secure Payment of Certain Claims Arising From a Public Improvement; Enforcement.
138 - State Contracts Not to Be Assigned Without Consent.
138-A - Commencement of Actions on State Public Works Contracts.
139-A - Ground for Cancellation of Contract by State.
139-B - Disqualification to Contract With State.
139-C - Removal of Disqualification of Public Contractors by Petition.
139-D - Statement of Non-Collusion in Bids to the State.
139-E - Security Bonds; Municipal Projects.
139-F - Payment on Public Work Projects.
139-H - Participation in an International Boycott Prohibited.
139-J - Restrictions on Contacts During the Procurement Process.
139-K - Disclosure of Contacts and Responsibility of Offerers.
139-L - Statement on Sexual Harassment, in Bids.
140 - Disposition of Deposit Accompanying Bid.
141 - Claims Against Contractors.
142 - Workmen's Compensation Insurance on Public Works.
143 - Deposits on Plans and Specifications for Contracts for Public Work.
144 - Opening and Reading of Bids for Contracts for Public Work; Criminal Conspiracies.
145 - Acceptance of Final Payment Under a State Contract.
146 - Certain Construction Contracts Involving Steel.
148 - Certain Contracts Involving Personal Protective Equipment and Medical Supplies.