N.Y. General Municipal Law § 970-k: Clearance, improvements and site preparation

§ 970-k. Clearance, improvements and site preparation. (a) A

municipality may demolish or move buildings, structures, or other

improvements from any real property acquired. The municipality may

develop as a building site any real property owned or acquired by it. In

connection with such development it may cause, provide or undertake or

make provision with other agencies for the installation, or construction

of streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds and other public improvements

necessary for carrying out the redevelopment plan.

(b) Any work of grading, clearing, demolition, or construction or

installation of public improvements shall be done by contract subject to

provisions of state and local law applicable to the letting of public

works contracts. Where the work does not require competitive bids the

agency may give priority for such work to the residents of such

redevelopment project areas and to persons displaced from such areas as

a result of redevelopment activities. To the greatest extent feasible,

contracts for work to be performed in connection with any redevelopment

project shall be awarded to business concerns which are located in, or

owned in the substantial part, by persons residing in the project area.

To the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and

employment arising from any contract for work to be performed in

connection with any redevelopment project shall be given to low-income

persons who are residents of the project area. The municipality shall

require each successful bidder to file with it good and sufficient

bonds, to be approved by it. The bonds shall be conditioned upon the

faithful performance of the contract and upon the payment of all claims

for labor and material in connection with the contract.