New York Laws
Title 4-A - City of Albany Parking Authority
1493-G - Construction and Purchase Contracts.

ยง 1493-g. Construction and purchase contracts. The authority shall let
contracts for construction in the same manner, so far as practicable, as
is provided by law for contracts of the city, except that where the
estimated expense of a contract does not exceed five thousand dollars,
such contracts may be entered into without public letting. Nothing in
this section shall be construed to limit the power of the authority to
do any construction directly by the officers, agents and employees of
the authority. Contracts for the purchase of supplies, material and
equipment shall be let in the same manner as is provided by law for
contracts of the city.