(i) The authority may award a contract pursuant to this paragraph only
after a resolution approved by a vote of its members at a public meeting
of the authority with such resolution (A) disclosing the other proposers
and the substance of their proposals, (B) summarizing the negotiation
process including the opportunities, if any, available to proposers to
present and modify their proposals, and (C) setting forth the criteria
upon which the selection was made.
(ii) Nothing in this paragraph shall require or preclude (A)
negotiations with any proposers following the receipt of responses to
the request for proposals or (B) the rejection of any or all proposals
at any time. Upon the rejection of all proposals, the authority may
solicit new proposals or bids in any manner prescribed in this section.
6. Upon the adoption of a resolution by the authority stating, for
reasons of efficiency, economy, compatibility or maintenance
reliability, that there is a need for standardization, the authority may
establish procedures whereby particular supplies, materials or equipment
are identified on a qualified products list. Such procedures shall
provide for products or vendors to be added to or deleted from such list
and shall include provisions for public advertisement of the manner in
which such lists are compiled. The authority shall review such list no
less than twice a year for the purpose of making such modifications.
Contracts for particular supplies, materials or equipment identified on
a qualified products list may be awarded by the authority to the lowest
responsible bidder after obtaining sealed bids in accordance with this
section or without competitive sealed bids in instances when the item is
available from only a single source, except that the authority may
dispense with advertising provided that it mails copies of the
invitation to bid to all vendors of the particular item on the qualified
products list.
7. The authority shall compile a list of potential sources of
supplies, materials or equipment regularly purchased. The authority
shall, by resolution, set forth the procedures it has established to
identify new sources and to notify such new sources of the opportunity
to bid for contracts for the purchase of supplies, materials or
equipment. Such procedures shall include, but not be limited to
advertising in trade journals.
8. The authority shall be subject to the provisions of section
twenty-eight hundred seventy-nine of this chapter in awarding contracts
for personal services.
9. The board shall, by resolution, establish procedures for the fair
and equitable resolution of contract disputes. Prior to the
establishment of such policy, the board shall publish in appropriate
publications a notice of such policy and invite comment from interested
parties, including, but not limited to representatives of construction
organizations. Such notice shall also state that the authority will hold
a public hearing to consider the policy at a specified time and place on
a date not less than ten days after such publication, and the authority
shall conduct the public hearing pursuant to such notice.
10. The provisions of article eight of the labor law shall be
applicable to all contracts entered into directly or indirectly by the
authority.
11. The provisions of subdivision one of section one hundred six-b of
the general municipal law shall apply to the authority, provided,
however, that the authority may retain up to four times the value of any
remaining items to be completed.
Structure New York Laws
Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities
Title 6 - The New York City School Construction Authority Act
1727 - New York City School Construction Authority.
1728 - Powers and Duties of the Authority.
1730 - Exemption From Land Use Review Procedures and Other Requirements.
1731 - Community Participation.
1732 - City Approval of Sites.
1734 - Contracts of the Authority.
1735 - Certain Contracts of the Authority.
1736 - Funding of the Authority.
1738 - Retirement of Employees.
1739 - Collective Negotiation.
1740 - Use of Outside Design, Drafting or Inspection Services.
1741 - Deposit and Investment of Moneys of the Authority.
1742 - Exemption of the Authority.
1744 - Claims and Actions Against the Authority.
1746 - Audit, Annual and Quarterly Reports.