N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1493-g: Construction and purchase contracts

§ 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.