ยง 145. Acceptance of final payment under a state contract. No
provision contained in a construction contract awarded by any state
department or agency shall bar the commencement of an action for breach
of contract on the sole ground of the contractor's acceptance of final
payment under such contract provided that a detailed and verified
statement of claim is served upon the public body concerned not later
than forty days after the mailing of such final payment. The statement
shall specify the items upon which the claim will be based and any such
claim shall be limited to such items. Any provision of subdivision four,
section ten of the court of claims act to the contrary notwithstanding,
an action founded upon such statement of claim shall be filed within six
months after the mailing of the final payment. No payment to the
contractor shall limit or qualify any defense, claim or counterclaim
otherwise available to the public body relating to the contract
involved.
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.