N.Y. Education Law § 481: Plans and specifications

§ 481. Plans and specifications. 1. (a) No combined occupancy

structure shall be acquired, leased, erected, repaired, enlarged or

remodeled by the fund until the detailed plans and specifications and

cost estimates for the school portion thereof have been submitted to the

board of education and its approval has been endorsed thereon.

(b) The board of education shall also review and approve the

architectural concept, including an outline of the plans and

specifications therefor, of the non-school portion of any combined

occupancy structure to be erected, repaired, enlarged or remodeled in

accordance with the provisions of any lease or other agreement between

the fund and any developer.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law applicable to the city

school district of the city of Yonkers or the board of education of the

city of Yonkers, such district and such board shall only be required to

submit an outline of the plans and specifications for a combined

occupancy structure, and for the school portion thereof, to the

commissioner of education for his information.

3. Every contract, lease or other agreement executed by or on behalf

of the fund which makes provision for the construction, acquisition,

reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of the school portion of

any combined occupancy structure shall include a provision that the

architect who designed the facility, or an architect or engineer

retained specifically for the purpose of supervision, shall supervise

the work to be performed through to completion and shall see to it that

the materials furnished are in accordance with the drawings, plans,

specifications and contractual provisions therefor.